Why are octopuses going to be the 'poster child' for invertebrate welfare?

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dc.contributor.authorMather, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-29T20:02:21Z
dc.date.available2021-03-29T20:02:21Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionAccepted author manuscript.en_US
dc.description.abstractAnimal welfare consideration and actions are generally addressed to animals similar to us, predominantly large mammals. Invertebrates are neglected partly because they are unknown, though new exploration of the oceans has helped with this. Also, we know little about their ecology and welfare. This is gradually changing, and the octopuses are likely to be the first beneficiaries. Scientists are finding that cephalopods are far more intelligent than we thought, with the Cambridge Declaration of Consciousness suggesting they might possess this quality of mind. Partly as a result, the European Union has described and demanded good care for cephalopods such as the octopus in captivity. Public opinion has been swayed to approval by anecdotes of octopuses doing unusual actions, and by several recent books pointing out interesting and intelligent behavior of cephalopods. Aquariums have begun to feature octopuses for them. With this progress, welfare of invertebrate animals has begun to matter. While the octopuses will be the first animal group to benefit, they may pave the way for us to see that different does not mean unworthy of regard and welfare consideration.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationMather, J. (2022). Why are octopuses going to be the 'poster child" for invertebrate welfare? Journal of Applied Animal Welfare, 25(1), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2020.1829488en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5851
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2020.1829488en_US
dc.subjectInvertebrate welfareen_US
dc.subjectConsciousnessen_US
dc.subjectCephalopodsen_US
dc.subjectOctopus intelligenceen_US
dc.subject.lcshOctopuses
dc.subject.lcshAquatic animal welfare
dc.subject.lcshCephalopoda
dc.titleWhy are octopuses going to be the 'poster child' for invertebrate welfare?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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