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If Octopuses Are Self-Aware, Are You Less Likely To Eat Them?

Photo via Brian Gratwicke Does the intelligence of an animal factor in on your decision whether or not to eat them? Many people consider pigs to be incredibly intelligent, but they’re still mostly factory farmed in often abhorrent conditions. Scientists are pushing for dolphins and other cetaceans to have non-human person status, complete with inalienable rights. But they’re still hunted every year as a fish stock, as the documentary The Cove has highlighted. And what about cephalopods, a.k.a. octopuses and squid, which are known to be highly intelligent — so… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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If Octopuses Are Self-Aware, Are You Less Likely To Eat Them?

Scientists grow pork meat in a lab, annoying PETA people to disappear soon

Scientists in the Netherlands have successfully synthesized some real-deal pork meat without having to kill any pigs.

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Scientists grow pork meat in a lab, annoying PETA people to disappear soon