Original sentence: Additionally, the filming crews are only allowed to film within the research area under a strictly enforced agreement not to interfere with the meerkats' lives thus disrupting the research.Bird and snake handlers were also used to provide additional footage while not putting any meerkats in deliberate danger.For the scene where the meerkat Viale is killed by a truck, the crew rigged a camera mounted on a platform on the side of a truck.In the end, the scene was included, though the baby meerkat's cries for help as it lay dying were edited out.With the backlash Animal Planet received for allowing meerkats from the Meerkat Manor series to die, the producers debated including the filmed death of a young meerkat who was bitten by a snake
Edited sentence: For the scene where Viale is killed by a truck, the crew rigged a camera mounted on a platform on the side of a truck.In addition, to avoid disrupting the research, crews are only allowed to film within the research area under a strictly enforced agreement not to interfere with the meerkats' lives.The prodcuers ultimately included the scene, but the meerkat's cries for help as it lay dying were edited out.To provide bird and snake footage, professional handlers were also employed, ensuring the meerkats were not deliberately put in danger.With the backlash Animal Planet received for allowing meerkats from the Meerkat Manor series to die, the producers of the film debated including the filmed death of a young meerkat who was bitten by a snake