I think you did the right thing. They might be able to pass the message onto a local marine biology unit or university department or something.
The trade in octopi for pets is distressing. And not just for the octopus -- there are stories of people being sold a blue ringed octopus, being told it's something else, and then dying a horrible death.
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Date: 2011-05-20 11:10 pm (UTC)The trade in octopi for pets is distressing. And not just for the octopus -- there are stories of people being sold a blue ringed octopus, being told it's something else, and then dying a horrible death.