Mango kid Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 It couldnt have been fishier. A recent search of a New York homes basement led to the discovery of more than half a dozen sharks swimming inside of an above ground pool, conservation authorities announced Wednesday. In all, seven live sandbar sharks, as well as two dead leopard sharks and one dead hammerhead shark, were found inside of the Lagrangeville property on Aug. 23. The home, roughly 75 miles north of New York City, was suspected of harboring illegal wildlife, the states Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said. The animals, which were described as swimming in a 15-feet-diameter pool, were captured with ease before being measured, tagged and having their blood taken. They were then transported to the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, which shared updates on their condition Thursday. They are young and range from one and a half feet to probably just under four feet, so they are most likely all between one and three years old, Darlene Puntillo, a spokeswoman for the aquarium, told HuffPost by email. According to the DECs website, sandbar sharks, which are considered vulnerable to becoming endangered species, can grow up to 8 feet long. More than half a dozen sharks are recovering at an aquarium after being found swimming in a pool inside of a New York home's basement. Though the sandbar sharks were found to be in good condition, they were not in good health due to the conditions in which they were found and the transport they initially went through, Puntillo said. They are doing great under our aquarists care. They are all eating and swimming well and our caregivers are target training them (which means the sharks will learn to come up to the surface to be fed) so that they can more closely monitor how much each animal is eating, she said. A video posted on the aquariums Twitter page on Thursday showed the sharks swimming around a quarantined pool. Though authorities dont know all of the details behind the sharks placement in the home, Puntillo said that theyre believed to have been sold as exotic pets, which is illegal. Though no charges have been filed, authorities said the case remains under investigation. As unusual as the story may sound, its not the first time the Long Island Aquarium has taken in confiscated animals. About 15 years ago, the aquarium took in African penguins after they were smuggled into the country and apprehended at New York Citys JFK airport, Puntillo said. This article originally appeared on HuffPost [url="https://www.yahoo.com/news/nearly-dozen-sharks-found-swimming-012243472.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senex Beast Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Don't know who's a bigger douchbag, the owner of the house for having all those shark in a pool like that or ones buying them as exotic pets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Or the sharks for eating people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Dreadful Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 or the authorities for not filing charges to the scumbag(s) who had the sharks and endangering them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Jiggy Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Or the person who made the "It couldnt have been fishier."-pun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senex Beast Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Yeah that article author deserves a slap across the back of his head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 I dont like when people sensationalize shit like this, tbh. It's animal trafficking...and it's really damn bad. I always see interviews where the people who discovered the animals are laughing, like "yeah...it's pretty crazy". But it's no different than if you found a cage with a dozen people in it. Should be treated the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGPLX. Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 That reminds me of a similar story I heard years back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning116 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Who the hell keeps a shark as a pet? o_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Did they have sex with them like the woman who lived with a dolphin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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