Georgia Aquarium Was A Zoo, My Pictures

The Georgia Aquarium was fantastic. Some might argue that the cost of admission is literally a barrier to entry for the working class. Some might argue that taking animals from their existing environment and caging them for humans to study is cruel. I mean hell — Hitler caged humans and observed them, right?

The high cost of admission could be a barrier. A “program” to allow admission at a lower cost is an insult and slap in the face to the working poor. I think the cost of admission to the aquarium needs to be revisited to make it equal to the price of admission to the movies. How? I guess I’m full of suggestions today with no real execution. Corporate sponsorships seem to be plentiful at the GA Aquarium. Maybe ticket prices can be subsidized with the soft drinks selling for $4 each.

I am a vegetarian. Some would even call me a staunch vegetarian. I’m a hypocrite at times as well though. I have leather seats in my car and occassionally wear leather shoes. There. I said it.

But to oppose the Georgia Aquarium on the grounds that it is cruel to cage animals like the Beluga whales is shortsighted. They were rescued from an otherwise terrible situation where they weren’t getting the proper care for ailments that would have eventually killed them.

Notice the school of fish swimming around the grouper. Notice the massive amounts of diverse groups of people that are attracted to something other than sports and the state fair.

Bring education (obfuscated as it might be) to the masses and they will come. And they’ll bring their children. And grandparents. Promote it using simplistic terms. “See some big fish.”

This is how close one can get to the Beluga whales. The kids (I don’t have any) were going crazy.

More of my pics here.