Eating Live octopus: the last crazy viral cruelty that goes crazy on social media (and is also very dangerous)

On social networks, in particular on Tiktoka tendency is spreading as viral as it is chilling: recovering while eating live octopus And post the video to get views and likes. This practice, which takes inspiration from a traditional Korean dish called Sannakjican only make us shiver for the extreme level of suffering it entails.

The Sannakji consists of serve octols of octopus still in motion. Customers choose the animal from children overcrowded aquariumswhere octopus are piled up in precarious conditions. After the choice, the octopus comes cut and his tentacles, still able to move for several minutes thanks to the activity of peripheral nervesare served on a plate as if it were a show.

The windy tentacles can attach themselves inside the mouth or even in the throat

This practice is not alone cruelbut also dangerous: the Ventose of the tentacles they can attach themselves inside the mouth or even in the throatcausing risks of suffocation. However, the danger does not seem to discourage users looking for “extreme” content to share online. The strong imagesIn fact, they attract an increasing number of spectators fascinated by the macabre and unusual.

What many ignore is that i octopus they are among the most creatures intelligent of the animal kingdom. They have nine brains, Three hearts and eight arms equipped with motor autonomy. They are able to solve complex problems, memorize paths, distinguish shapes and even use instruments To defend yourself.

Numerous studies also show that octopus are perfectly able to feel painwhich makes their ingestion from living an even more practice inhuman. Also transform the animal suffering in show It is a dangerous step back in our relationship with nature. Any animal deserves respectnot a slow and painful death in live streaming.