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Octopuses have demonstrated significantly more intelligence than cows. It's one reason why dolphins and apes aren't generally consumed.

- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/octopuses-keep-surprising-us-... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_intelligence

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> Octopuses have demonstrated significantly more intelligence than cows.

I fail to see how this is has any relevance. The ethical or emotional argument of killing an animal does not depend on vague assertions over the problem-solving skills of said animal.

Meanwhile I feel your blend of arguments is terribly disingenuous for the way they avoid facing the fact that people eat animals in general and octopuses in particular.

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