Dolphin Defenders St. Maarten representatives Mercedes de Windt, Kim Frye and Tadzio Bervoets donated a copy of David Kirby’s bestselling book Death at SeaWorld to the Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams. The organization, which calls for dolphins and whales to remain free in their local environment and is against captive dolphin facilities on St. Maarten, presented a copy to the PM of the bestselling book as well as the draft law against dolphins in captivity on St. Maarten and various information sources on the importance of keeping dolphins and whales in their wild habitat.
Death at SeaWorld is a groundbreaking scientific thriller that exposes the dark side of SeaWorld, America’s most beloved marine mammal park. From the tragic death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010, to other, less-publicized violent incidents, journalist David Kirby puts the attacks in context and explores the controversial and even lethal ramifications of keeping killer whales in captivity.
Dolphin Defenders will be making similar presentations to the Council of Ministers within short.