Terrifying Encounter at Aquarium: Curious Octopus Clings to Child, Leaving Mystery Behind Bruises

“This slimy facility’s exploitative encounters are a recipe for disaster, as injuries abound when timid animals such as octopuses are denied everything natural and important to them and subjected to a barrage of grabbing hands.”
@sanantonio_aquarium Let’s talk about her suction cups! #Octopus#GiantPacificOctopus#Marine#MarineBiology#Ocean#Conservation#Nature#Animals#AnimalFacts#MarineBiologist♬ Ocean – Soft boy
“For everyone’ssake,” the organization wrote on its website on August 1, “PETA is calling on the San Antonio Aquarium to stop forcing wild animals to interact with humans and release this octopus to her natural habitat, if possible, or an accredited facility where she can finally live in peace.”
Notably, an April 2 inspection found no instances of noncompliance.
Some think its the aquariums fault for having the octopus in a touch tank
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