Mexico has introduced a bill to ban octopus farming nationwide, citing high mortality rates and cannibalism at the Sisal octopus farm. The proposed legislation would prohibit the farming of any cephalopod species within Mexican territory and address human health risks, protection of small-scale farmers, and animal welfare issues. The bill is supported by Fundación Veg and the Aquatic Life Institute, part of the Aquatic Animal Alliance representing over 180 organizations.

Octopuses are recognized as sentient animals, with strong evidence of capacity for feelings such as pain, pleasure, and hunger. Mexico's bill is the latest effort to end octopus farming, following similar bans in Chile and certain states in the US. The movement against octopus farming is gaining global momentum, with concerns about the intensive setting not being suitable for the complex physiology and behavior of octopuses.