Another own goal?
He is like Sylvia Browne with tentacles, an octopus with an uncanny knack for predicting the outcomes of international soccer matches.
But according to the animal rights group PETA, Paul the Octopus, who resides at the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, should be set free....
The organization contends that Paul’s high level of cognition renders him able to feel suffering. Hence, they claim, it would be cruel to keep him in permanent confinement...
A spokeswoman for Sea Life told AFP life in open water would be dangerous for the octopus because he is acclimatized to living in captivity: “Animals born in captivity are used to being fed and have no experience finding food by themselves.”
http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/07/08/peta-free-paul-the-octopus/#ixzz0t6hQGPXAMeanwhile German football fans and newspapers are suggesting that Paul be fried after Germany's 0 = 1 loss to Spain.
Freeing Willy the Orca didn't work out too well as I recall.