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Atlantis frees Sammy the whale shark

Posted by: T, Dubai
22 Mar 2010
Anyone think it's weird that, considering how Atlantis likes to make a big deal about stuff, there was no grand 'freeing Sammy' ceremony, and there are no pics of the shark being set free? He's definitely not in the aqaurarium any more, but that doesn't mean he got set free.
Posted by: sue
26 Mar 2010
sammy is tagged, so its easy to track him. ask steve kaiser to tell you where he is, for sure there is a PR story in here somewhere for the hotel....
Posted by: True
3 Apr 2010
I know exactly how the Atlantis big wigs act. They never bothered about the press requesting them to free Sammy several times. Neither did they when Authoriities sent them notices to set this mammal free. They just carried on the way they wanted. There were so many other dolphins that died in captivity as well. Atlantis made a fortune out of Sammy being held captive. Rumour has it that Sammy grew so gigantic that the space was not big enough and he actually was ailing for some time before they advertised that it was set free with no coverage, no anything. No one is entitled to speak to the press other than the Management. Rumour has it that Sammy died and they have again swept it under the carpet like they usually do. This is how they treat anything for that matter. They treat the staff even worse at Atlantis. I was emplyed there and I know the 'dont care attitude' the Management has towards its staff.
Posted by: Marcellus Ramone Kelley
29 Aug 2011
Them capturing this whale was the best thing to happen to this whale due acidity and warm waters.




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