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Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity
St. Martin's Griffin
July 2013
On Sale: July 2, 2013
480 pages
ISBN: 1250031257
EAN: 9781250031259
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Non-Fiction
From the New York Times bestselling author of Evidence of
Harm and Animal Factory—a groundbreaking scientific thriller
that exposes the dark side of SeaWorld, America’s most
beloved marine mammal park
Death at SeaWorld centers on the battle with the
multimillion-dollar marine park industry over the
controversial and even lethal ramifications of keeping
killer whales in captivity. Following the story of marine
biologist and animal advocate at the Humane Society of the
US, Naomi Rose, Kirby tells the gripping story of the
two-decade fight against PR-savvy SeaWorld, which came to a
head with the tragic death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in
2010. Kirby puts that horrific animal-on-human attack in
context. Brancheau’s death was the most publicized among
several brutal attacks that have occurred at Sea World and
other marine mammal theme parks.
Death at SeaWorld introduces real people taking part in this
debate, from former trainers turned animal rights activists
to the men and women that champion SeaWorld and the
captivity of whales. In section two the orcas act out. And
as the story progresses and orca attacks on trainers become
increasingly violent, the warnings of Naomi Rose and other
scientists fall on deaf ears, only to be realized with the
death of Dawn Brancheau. Finally he covers the media
backlash, the eyewitnesses who come forward to challenge
SeaWorld’s glossy image, and the groundbreaking OSHA case
that challenges the very idea of keeping killer whales in
captivity and may spell the end of having trainers in the
water with the ocean’s top predators.
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