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I read these articles about octopuses, and then lament the fact that we hunt them down and eat them. Given all of the other sources of nourishment available to us, why eat them?

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That’s a good question. I have always liked pulpo, but when I learned about what an incredible species octopuses are, I swore to never even consider eating it again. It’s a bit hypocritical to not feel the same about every animal, but then I’m as irrational as all humans

This is why I became a vegetarian. I watched cows take care of calves, and could not think of eating meat again.

We have the ability to thrive without meat (or at least, animal meat). It's time we took the next step in our evolution and eschewed killing other animals.

For the same reason people kill most animals: tradition and they're delicious.

I've heard of vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, etc., but it would be interesting if there was another eating style based on some (admittedly challenging) evaluation of the animal's cognition or social behavior.

There are some vegans and vegetarians who subscribe to a "no pain" version of this which allows eating creatures like oysters who verifiably can't feel pain.

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