You should have a problem with a live octopus being chopped up in front of you. Octopi are some of the most intelligent creatures around. https://www.scientific

You should have a problem with a live octopus being chopped up in front of you. Octopi are some of the most intelligent creatures around. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-mind-of-an-octopus/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-mind-of-an-oc.... They are undoubtedly delicious too, just like cows, and, in some cultures, dogs. It boils down to empathy... the way you acquire empathy is bound to culture and education. Knowing and understanding what a octopus is: a being of high intelligence and skill, sitting here at the bleeding edge of deep time with the other survivors, aught to matter to a emphatic being, like yourself.