Wild party from influencers sparks outrage as Melbourne nightclub brings in live reptiles for relaunch and guests pose with baby crocodiles: ‘This is animal cruelty’
A Melbourne nightclub has been criticized for bringing live reptiles and a baby crocodile to its relaunch this weekend.
Photos from the bash at popular South Yarra club Two Wrongs show several influencers, including Olivia Molly Rogers’ ex-husband Morgan Waterhouse, excitedly holding snakes and baby crocodiles.
Any evidence of the event has since disappeared from the bar’s Instagram account after receiving a barrage of abuse online.
Waterhouse shared a photo of himself with a small crocodile and another with a large snake wrapped around his neck.
Influencer Britt Reukers posted snaps of someone kissing one of the baby crocodiles in her stories.
The wild party from influencers has sparked outrage as the Melbourne nightclub brought in live reptiles for the relaunch and guests pose with baby crocodiles
Meanwhile, another contestant shared a photo of her and a friend with a snake around their necks.
While the photos were removed from the club’s Instagram page, Influencer Opinions was quick to save screenshots of the now-deleted photos and share them on their own page.
It sparked a barrage of outrage from social media users upset by the use of the reptiles as “props” for photos.
Influencer Opinions was quick to save screenshots of the now-deleted photos and share them on their own page. It sparked a barrage of outraged comments from social media users upset by the use of the reptiles as “props” for photos
“Using animals as promotional tools in an environment that is incredibly terrifying to them is disgusting and cruel,” one person wrote.
“It’s just cruel to let animals roam in a bar. Great rebrand,” said another.
“Those poor animals would have been so scared,” a third commented, while one wrote, “This is ridiculous. Terrible environment for these animals.’
One person said, “This makes me sick. Absolutely disgusting.’
‘Literally disgusting! People and companies will do anything for publicity these days,” said another
Another person focused on the club’s use of Japanese style and cuisine, suggesting that it was guilty of taking advantage of Asian culture.
“Cultural appropriation to promote your club is one thing, but using animals as props to pass around is fucking gross. GOOD,” they said.
The South Yarra club has just three posts left on the Instagram grid and comments have since been turned off on all three.
“Using animals as promotional tools in an environment that is incredibly terrifying to them is disgusting and cruel,” one person wrote.