Octopuses Closer To Gaining Monkey-Level Protections In Labs As Cute And Smart Mollusks

#shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #octopus #cephalopod #animal welfare #research #intelligence #brain #Congress #NIH #guidelines #sentience This just in: octopuses, squid and other freaky smart cephalopods are inching closer to getting the same protections as monkeys when used for research here in the US. The NIH is working on new rules since evidence shows octopuses feel pain, learn quickly, and have complex nervous systems – despite their weird donut shaped brains. Lawmakers wrote the NIH urging better treatment for the tentacled Einsteins. Countries like the UK already recognize octopuses as sentient beings. So move over monkeys, looks like octopuses could soon gain the right not to be poked and prodded without some tranquilizers first. Though try explaining that to an octopus – they’re way smarter than us.

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