Rosie the shark was discovered in an abandoned wildlife park, in toxic, green sludge, before Tom Kapitany rescued her.
"The problem with that, was that all these other people wanted to come and do the same thing, they wanted to see Rosie the Shark, even though it was private property. People started breaking in there at night and they vandalized all the buildings, exhibition halls and galleries and all the old amusement displays," said Kapitany.
"They broke over top of the tank and exposed the really, highly toxic formaldehyde, to the point that when we got to see the place, you needed oxygen or you need breather masks to go in there. Full hazmat suits and everything because it was just so bad," Kapitany said."The owner started freaking out because of the public liability issue. And so they were going to destroy Rosie. [...] I said 'I'll have her.
However, Rosie had been so neglected by the time she came to Crystal World in 2019 that the tank was incredibly toxic.Rosie now lies in about 5,000 liters of glycerin, which enables visitors to see her clearly, and away from toxic chemicals.
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