Britney Taryn, the mother of 6-year-old who was grabbed by a giant Pacific octopus at the San Antonio Aquarium in a now viral TikTok is responding to the statement sent out by the aquarium.

The San Antonio Aquarium has been accused of lying about the incident of an octopus clinging onto a child's arm and refusing to let go. Britney Taryn told MySA she was disheartened and frustrated after reading the aquarium's statement about the situation.

A mother is calling for change at the San Antonio Aquarium after an octopus latched onto her son's arm during an interactive exhibit. Britney Taryn took her son Leo and his brother to the aquarium on July 14,