Original: In the UK , cephalopods such as octopuses are regarded as honorary vertebrates under the Animals ( Scientific Procedures ) Act 1986 and other cruelty to animals legislation , extending to them protections not normally afforded to invertebrates .
Simplified: In the UK , cephalopods such as octopuses are regarded as honorary vertebrates under the Animals ( Scientific Procedures ) Act 1986 giving them protection not normally afforded to invertebrates .