California has officially closed the door on octopus farming. 🪸🐙 As of January 1, 2025, California’s OCTO Act is in effect, banning octopus farming and the sale of farmed octopus. The state is now the second in the U.S., after Washington, to take this bold stand for animal protection. 🙌 Octopuses are highly intelligent and emotionally complex. They can solve problems, use tools, remember solutions, and display playful behavior. Industrial farms would cause severe suffering, and their short li