Morgan Waterhouse breaks his silence on ‘animal cruelty’ allegations

Influencer Morgan Waterhouse has broken his silence after attending a controversial Melbourne nightclub relaunch which featured live reptiles and a baby crocodile.

The boyfriend of beauty queen and model Olivia Molly Rogers, took to Instagram on Wednesday to apologise for his behaviour and said he ‘acknowledges the use of animals is inappropriate’.

‘Over the weekend I attended a private event which included live reptiles. I acknowledge that use of animals as a promotional tool is inappropriate,’ he began.

‘I deeply regret posting the content and apologise for the hurt I have caused anyone.’

‘I truly love animals and would never cause intentional harm. I am taking time to better educate myself and will do better moving forward.’

Photos from the bash at popular South Yarra club Two Wrongs show several influencers – including Morgan – excitedly holding snakes and baby crocodiles.

One image which has drawn particular ire shows two glamorous woman with a snake draped across their shoulders as they preen for the camera.

But all evidence of the event has since vanished from the bar’s Instagram account after the photos copped a barrage of abuse online.

Morgan shared a photo of himself cradling a tiny crocodile and another with a large snake wrapped around his neck.

The model took to Instagram to apologise for his behaviour and said he ‘acknowledges the use of animals is inappropriate’

Influencer Britt Reukers posted snaps of someone kissing one of the baby crocs to her IG Stories.

Meanwhile another attendee shared a photo of her and a friend holding a snake around their necks.

While the photos were deleted 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 outraged comments from social media users who were unsettled by the use of the reptiles as ‘props’ for photos.

Morgan attended the relaunch of a Melbourne nightclub slammed for bringing live reptiles and a baby crocodile over the weekend

‘Use of animals as a promotional tool in an incredibly frightening environment for them is disgusting and cruel,’ one person wrote.

‘Passing around animals in a bar is just cruel. Great rebrand,’ another said.

‘Those poor animals would have been so frightened,’ a third commented, while one wrote: ‘This is ridiculous. Terrible environment for these animals.’

One person said: ‘This makes me feel sick. Absolutely disgusting.’

‘Literally disgusting! People and companies will do anything for publicity these days,’ another said

All evidence of the event has since vanished from the bar’s Instagram account after the photos copped a barrage of abuse online (seen here)