Enough is enough...the Calgary Zoo needs

[justinl]

Originally Posted by superduperwesman

I was at the zoo a little after the sting rays died and I overheard the one zoo keeper telling someone that they thought someone had put something in the water but it was still being investigated.

What someone could have put in there to toast the tank??? I have no idea?? Sounds a little made up to me and with a lot of unknowns but that's what I heard... from my cousins, brothers, uncles ex girlfriends friend who knew someone who worked at the zoo a few years ago.

But the baby elephant was still around at that time and was really cute

I would bet it was just the staff speculating based on not much at all. If i recall correctly, the tank was a touch tank... that is open for the visitors at all times. which means it is EXTREMELY vulnerable to foreign stuff getting thrown intentional or not. it also means that they probably have no idea what to test for, meaning that this might never be resolved. Personally I am completely against touch tanks unless there is an experienced staff member there at all times. you never know when lil 5 year old mikey is going to escape the unwary gaze of his parents and dump an entire bottle of soda and a chocolate bar in to feed the fishies.

back in the 70's i think it was, the Vancouver aquarium was almost shut down because some nutter poisoned most of the tanks with rat poison (cyanide). unfortunately, the reality is that it is not hard at all to crash a system or kill its inhabitants... some of us know that all too well.

[spanky]

I personally think this was a freak accident

[levi1803]

Yes it was actually a touch tank, there was staff there at all times though letting groups of a specific amount of people in at a time and they all had to disinfect their hands before being able to stick their hands in the tank, so it was I suppose a fairly regimented affair to go and see them. I think personally they did take pretty good precautions when it came to the tank, it wasn't a free for all so I respect that they did try their best to make it as safe as possible. As for them getting more I hope it turns out alright, I'm a huge supporter of the Calgary Zoo and have quite a few friends that work there. I personally don't 100% agree with everything that's done but I trust the fact that they will only do the best they can to educate people about animals and habitats that are being lost, or that most people may never see in their lifetime.

I personally think they do good work and don't blame them for accidents that happen or things that are out of their control, unfortunatly it happens in life. I work for the humane society and if some of you have seen what I have seen you would appreciate what the Calgary Zoo does, it's the ignorant pet owners that are the one's people should be getting upset with.