Scott Lope

Oversaw daily duties of Animal Care, Admissions, Adoptions, and Behavior/Enrichment.

Coordinated scheduling and 24 hour on-call coverage for 25+ employees.

Worked with 15 different law enforcement agencies with stray domestic animals and injured wildlife.

Coordinated multiple aspects of public assistance including lost pet recovery, disaster relief, and medical services.

Maintained and developed relationships with multiple canine, feline, and wildlife rescues to place unwanted or injured animals.

Worked closely with in-house veterinary services to provide all necessary medical care to the shelter animals.

• Controlled the distribution of monthly Social Security payments for 100+ clients.

• Ensured adequate housing, healthcare, and nutrition.

• Worked daily with homeless, drug addicted, and mentally ill clients.

• Host of Wild Animal Repo, a real life series which rescued exotic animals from nationwide unsuitable locations and situations. Based on my personal experiences in recovering big cats from dangerous and often illegal private ownership.

• Rescued and successfully re-homed over 300 animals to accredited sanctuaries.

• Demonstrated the complete unsuitability of wild animals as household pets

• Filmed Lion Feeding Frenzy in South Africa, an intimate account of lions in the wild.

Other Networks

• Animal Planet, History Channel, CNN, Learning Channel, and ION TV

• Numerous American local news programs as well as multiple international series

including shows from Germany, Iceland, Mexico, and the United Kingd

Manager

• Oversaw the daily care of up to 250 captive wild animals, ensuring all dietary, medical, and habitat needs were met at the highest level.

• Scheduled and supervised a highly successful volunteer and intern workforce of over 100 to augment a very limited paid staff.

• Managed daily educational guided tours through the sanctuary.

• Led the veterinary team through all medical procedures, including restraint,

sedation, surgery, recovery, and euthanasia.

• Coordinated safe transportation of all animals and equipment.

• Handled all public relation duties, was spokesman for the organization and

appeared in hundreds of television, radio, internet, and print interviews.

• Accountable for all inspections of the facility: USDA, FWC, GFS, and local code

enforcement agencies,

• Oversaw the maintenance and landscaping of the 50 acre sanctuary as well as

several onsite buildings including an animal hospital, staff/intern housing, food

prep center, and retail store.

• Organized and implemented multiple levels of fundraising, including school

campaigns, corporate sponsorships, formal balls, and online donations.

Public Educator

• Remodeled an outdated educational department into a modern program of both onsite learning and community outreach.

• Created a highly successful intern program, drawing people from all over the globe.

• Instructed volunteers in animal care, wildlife rescue, and conservation.

• Created and implemented an animal welfare based summer camp program for

children ages 6 to 18.

Safety Officer

• Maintained equipment for use in the event of an animal escape or natural disaster.

• Held practice drills to rehearse procedures to be used in emergencies.

• Maintained absolute security of the facilities firearms and veterinary pharmaceuticals.

• Ensured staff certification as well as practical knowledge of all onsite capture

equipment, sedatives and firearms.

• Oversaw 24 hour security of the animals, as well as the entire sanctuary in general.