After graduating from college with a degree in zoology I decided I needed a break so I jumped on my motorcycle and ended up in South America! Due to poor planning I ran out of money in Central America. To survive I started catching and exporting wild animals to zoos and dealers throughout the world. I lived in nine different countries in Central and South America for five years exporting animals. I lived in some incredible places one of which was a river boat on the Amazon catching fish and reptiles. I had five pet Macaws which lived on the rail of the river boat! My aunt still has one of the Macaws, "Corby"! We all slept on hammocks on the deck. I did that for six months. Another home was the Volkswagon bus I purchased in Panama. I spent two years living in the bus in South America. I also lived in a one room brick house in Ecuador with a pet Ocelot that ran loose in the house. My neighbors were all Incan Indians who had guinea pigs running loose in there homes as they are staples of their diet.

Upon returning to the United States I started an Import-Export business, Western Zoological Supply which supplied animals to zoos and private facilities throughout the world. Due to the large inventory of wild animals we kept, our company was frequently contacted by studios and other animal companies to provide animals for film. That's when I met Gina.

Gina and I started Brockett's Film Fauna in 1978 and dedicated ourselves to rescuing animals and working in the film business. We started out with 7 alligators and now have over 30 most of which are rescues. We certainly have the largest reptile collection in the business, but also have small wild cats, Gina's love, and birds, barnyard animals, and odd animals like a capybara which we rescued from the Agoura Animal Shelter. In addition to the exotic animals we also provide dogs and cats and lots of other domestic animals for film. For example we provide all the dogs and cats for PETCO.

We have a beautiful five acre ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains where we live and take care of all our wonderful animals.

With over 30 years of experience working with animals we are certainly one of the most qualified companies in the business. We have all of the permits, insurance and knowledge to get your project done and you will call us back!

We are members of a Non- profit organization called International Animal Welfare Alliance, IAWA which is an organization dedicated to preserving the rights of responsible, LEGAL, PERMITTED animal owners. We are dedicated to the continued professional use of animals in the entertainment industry, and hope you share our beliefs. Please check out our web site @ www.iawa.info