Squirming octopus on the menu

[Catherine]

We already know about people eating animals that are still moving. The squirming octopus is one of those dishes. It is a Korean delicacy that has historic cultural roots.
It turns out the dish is now available in restaurants in Toronto.

https://www.thestar.com/life/2018/01/06/...s-ire.html

I am shocked to find the dish is on Toronto menus. I am glad PETA is on the issue and fighting it.

I know it is defended as a cultural tradition and all that kind of stuff, but if a tradition is barbaric or cruel it is time to discard it.
There are lots of things we no longer do or at least we are trying to put a stop to them. Bringing the custom to a modern city like Toronto is a step backwards. We never had the tradition before. Why would we want to do it now.