Death at SeaWorld

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 30, 2012

David Kirby exposes the dark side of SeaWorld. His book Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity tells the story of the two-decade fight against SeaWorld, which came to a head with the tragic death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010 and the groundbreaking OSHA case that challenges the safety of keeping killer whales in captivity.

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