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Free Sammy!
Employees of the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates helped nurse a juvenile Whale Shark back to health last month after a juvenile Whale Shark was brought to them by fishermen. The Whale Shark is now named Sammy and is being exhibited by the Atlantis Hotel. The Atlantis Hotel is in violation of international law. Most of the biologists and divers involved in nursing the Whale Shark back to health believed that Sammy was to be tagged and released. The Convention for International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) has Whale Sharks listed as an appendix two species, which means while they are not critically endangered, a special permit is required to remove them from the ocean. The Atlantis Hotel never got their permit. It was legal for the Atlantis to save the Whale Shark, it is illegal for them to keep the Whale Shark as a tourist attraction. As we all know from the repeated tragic deaths of Whale Sharks at the Georgia Aquarium, Whale Sharks are too large and complex to be kept in captivity.
Hubris I say, hubris!
--Sharky
technorati tags: Sharks, Whale Sharks, UAE, Dubai, Georgia Aquarium, CITES, endangered species, Atlantis Hotel, Sammy Davis Jr.
11 comments
Mmmmm....mermaids.
--Sharky
Chase him out the country whilst you still can.........
FREE SAMMY THE WHALE SHARK NOW !!!!!!
It's "hypocrite", genius. And you should be more worried about the IQ points that a dumbass post like yours forcibly removes from sentient beings.
Truth be told, I'm not even sure who you're referencing here. Did Hippocrates piss you off recently? I don't think he made any bombs. Not sure about his ecological habits, but I doubt he was a litterbug. As for jealousy...yeah, I got nothin'.
"I swear by Apollo, the healer, Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgment, the following Oath and agreement:
To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and, if necessary, to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art.
I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.
I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.
But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts.
With friends like you I don't even have to answer my fan mail.
A: What exactly am I jealous of again?
--Sharky
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