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Subject: Stop de octopusweek - Halt Funding of Octopus Farming
Dear Mr. Sánchez and recipients,
I am writing to express my deep concern over the significant amount of public funding being invested in octopus farming. As a taxpayer and an advocate for animal welfare and nature-friendly farming, I find this news alarming, given the well-documented ethical and environmental issues associated with this unnecessary practice.
Octopuses are highly intelligent and naturally solitary wild animals who thrive in the open ocean. Subjecting them to the high stocking densities typical of farming systems would cause immense suffering. Beyond the serious ethical concerns, octopus farming is also unsustainable and a major environmental threat. To feed farmed octopuses, large quantities of fishes and other marine organisms would need to be captured, contributing to overfishing and further straining our already fragile marine ecosystems. It also poses a food security risk to already vulnerable communities around the world that depend on wild-caught fishes for food. In addition, I believe that public funds should not be used to support unethical and unsustainable farming methods. Instead, public money should be invested in practices that promote both animal welfare and environmental sustainability. The Spanish government has a responsibility to align its policies with the public interest, ensuring that its funding choices reflect a commitment to ethical standards and planetary health.
For the above reasons, I fully support the joint letter signed by over 90 organisations, public figures and academics calling on Spanish ministries to stop funding octopus farming. I urge you to ensure that no future funding is allocated to this unsustainable practice by means of a ban on octopus farming and instead direct public funding towards initiatives that respect both animal welfare and the environment.
Sincerely,
[JOUW NAAM]
[LAND]
