Neil: I'm Neil.
Beth: And I'm Beth.
Neil: Beth, what do you think about when I say the word octopus?
Beth: Well, I know they're intelligent,
they can change colour to hide in their surroundings,
and of course, they have 8 arms.
But, I have to admit, I also think they about how they taste – delicious.
Neil: I think so too, as do plenty of other people.
Octopus is most commonly eaten in South Korea, Spain, Portugal and Japan
where they can't get enough of that umami flavour.
Umami is one of the 5 basic tastes and is a savoury flavour.
Until recently, octopus has only been caught in the wild.
But now, a Spanish multinational company has announced
it will be ready to sell farmed octopus soon,
which campaigners have described as 'ethically and ecologically unjustified'.
Beth: This is because octopuses are sentient,
an adjective describing a thing that experiences feelings,
like pleasure and pain.
Humans and many other animals, like pigs, monkeys and birds, are also sentient.
So, is it OK to farm octopus