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Currently the shark, which has been nicknamed Sammy by the local media, has plenty of room to swim and grow and joins a bunch of dolphins and other sharks in what the Atlantis deems the "first marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation center in Dubai."

Atlantis has permission to temporarily house up to 20 sharks, but needs a different type of license to permanently house it. In the past, Atlantis said it will tag and release the shark, but there is growing speculation it will not.

Everyone from newspapers to local schools PETA, and now, a Facebook Group, are all pressuring the hotel to release the whale.

Now in addition to a smoky lobby fire three weeks before opening, a water main break which disrupted water throughout the hotel, and complaints of bad customer service, Atlantis has a growing PR problem. Should they release this endangered species back into the wild? Or should they continue to parade it around as an attraction? Let us know what you think in comments below.

[Photo: Gulf News]