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LIVE APPEARANCE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

Safety is always a prime concern for any event, especially when animals, such as dogs or cats, or even exotic-type animals are used. Your concern regarding your live appearance program, as presented by Crocodopolis, is taken seriously and we’d like to share some thoughts with you about it. Here are a few points to consider:

 ♦ Crocodopolis (aka The Bridgeworth Company) is the leader in reptile presentation safety. We and a few other presenters of reptiles in the industry have refined this form of animal presentation to the effect that no injury to a member of the public by a smaller, interactive-sized crocodilian, to our knowledge, has ever occurred. An alligators’ snout is taped, rendering a bite impossible and the tape is not removed until the animal leaves the event location; this method does not harm the animals and it is able to breathe freely through its nostrils. Furthermore, only smaller, size-appropriate animals are used for interactions in which the public enjoys a hands-on experience.

 ♦  It is in Crocodopolis’ highest interest to observe the strictest safety standards since, were someone to be injured, it would likely diminish or end the company’s reputation, and thus, our business. Dupont’s flagship public program is Living Among Alligators, and public safety educational initiative regarding human-animal conflict. This program is one that Crocodopolis tours Florida with and has presented on television, and it would be a great conflict of message if our animal-handling team did not observe the highest safety standards. Handlers attend the animals throughout the entire event and monitor and control guests’ interactions with them in a pleasant, engaging manner.

 ♦ Crocodopolis enjoys an outstanding safety record and the intimate direction and authority of Israel Dupont; as Director of the company he is recognized for his safety and risk management practices (even as a consultant worldwide) and he personally trains all employees and volunteers.

 ♦  The likelihood of a guest being harmed by a dog brought to an event by a guest is far, far greater than that of being harmed by a small alligator with its mouth sealed and under constantly-controlled conditions. Even the likelihood of a guest slipping and falling at an event (and even dying as a result) is far greater.

 ♦  Crocodopolis is monitored and regulated by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Learn more about the Commission at http://www.myfwc.com.

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