All the Creatures

The animal world has seen the effects of the recession with abandoned pets, horses and livestock being fed less by their owners and slowly starved to death and now SeaWorld is having layoffs. 350 people will be laid off, or have been already, since the announcement of them was at the same time they were happening.

The big claim was of course the problems with the economy but it looks like it was more likely the fact that SeaWorld was purchased by the Blackstone Group and they are cost cutting to line more pockets of the executives. Let’s hope that the cost cutting does not extend to the animals and their care but I know that when big business starts cutting away the animals always lose.

For more information about the huge layoff the link to the story is below

Sea World layoffs

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The most beautiful reefs in the world are located off the coast of Australia and in the Caribbean. They offer wonderful experiences for those to explore. You can either scuba, snorkel or view the reefs from a boat. There are many well equipped tour companies that will cater to people who wish to see the reefs up close. They will either require you to have prior scuba experience or will include scuba lessons before the trip out to the reef.

Unless you know the areas well, it is best advised to go with a established local tour group that knows the underwater areas of the reef like the backs of their hands. Using a company that does not know the area well enough could end up with a disaster such as a life threatening injury. You don’t want to end up with calling an offshore injury lawyer during a vacation.

Reef exploration will give you that once in a lifetime experience. If you can, try and get some underwater photos of your adventure. Explore, have fun and create memories.

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The easiest way to have an aquarium is not to own fish. What……not own fish? Yep, that is what I just wrote. You recall the burning yule log DVD that you play during the holidays…..because you don’t have a fireplace? Well there is now an aquarium DVD for people who don’t have a fish tank. The size of the virtual fish are only limited to the size of your TV screen, so the bigger the better.

The DVD has 103 minutes of …..fish? There are 3 scenes and it has options for music too. What is next that we will find on sale, a DVD of a hamster cage with your virtual pet hamster running around on the wheel? It would be perfect for people who hate to clean the cage out. How about a virtual exotic animal, like a lemur or a cheetah, or would that be too difficult to put on a DVD. Just think of having a cheetah pacing up and down a cage for hours on end just to display it on your TV when friends come over. Has technology gone too far? Why would you want a pretend pet anyway….oops, I forgot that we all had pretend pets or playmate when we were little, but why do that when we got older?

Oh well, to each there own. If someone will buy it, someone will make or create it and sell it to you….for a price.

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