Harry Schwartz Eats the World » cephalopods http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world Figuratively. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:17:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Honorary Vertebrates http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world/honorary-vertebrates http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world/honorary-vertebrates#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:45:18 +0000 Harry http://www.blogonauts.com/eats-the-world/?p=1226 octopus-vulgaris

When drawing up animal cruelty legislation, most countries apply extra protections to vertebrates, since they usually have more complex nervous systems than invertebrates. Cephalopods are an exception:

In the UK, cephalopods such as octopuses are regarded as honorary vertebrates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and other cruelty to animals legislation, extending to them protections not normally afforded to invertebrates.

- Wikipedia

Which makes sense, since they’re intelligent enough to open screw-top jars, learn tricks, and of course armor themselves with coconut shells.

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