octopus near rock at sea floor
An octopus in the Mediterranean Sea.
  • A proposed commercial octopus farm is sparking outrage among experts and animal rights campaigners.
  • The farm would slaughter roughly one million octopuses each year by submerging them in icy water.
  • "It would be very cruel and should not be allowed," Dr. Peter Tse told the BBC.

A proposed commercial octopus farm in Spain has sparked outrage after a leaked plan suggested that the operator intends to kill up to one million of the animals a year by submerging them, alive, in freezing water.