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Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity

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From the New York Times bestselling writer of Evidence of Harm and Animal Factory―a groundbreaking scientific thriller that exposes the dark side of SeaWorld, The usa’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 america, 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 Break of day Brancheau in 2010. Kirby puts that horrific animal-on-human attack in context. Brancheau’s death used to be 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 women and men that champion SeaWorld and the captivity of whales. In section two the orcas act out. And because the story progresses and orca attacks on trainers transform an increasing number of violent, the warnings of Naomi Rose and other scientists fall on deaf ears, only to be realized with the death of Break of day Brancheau. In spite of everything 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.

For more on the subject, watch Blackfish, a major motion picture from Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films.

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