OK, let me get this straight.  Arcadia Bird Sanctuary is supposed to be a bird concentration camp.  But wait a minute.  The SPCA has been there to inspect four times.  The first inspection was on Memorial Day and the inspectors came in the middle of a family picnic Terri was having.  Now how could she have known about it in advance, and how could she have "cleaned up" to prepare for it?  She not only passed that inspection, but the other three also.   The town Board of Health has been there to inspect twice, and Arcadia passed every time.  NJ Fish and Wildlife has been there to inspect, and Arcadia also passed that inspection.  Does anyone really believe Terri knows that many people in all these agencies that she can influence all these inspections?  And does anyone really believe all these people whose responsiblity it is to enforce the various laws are that stupid that they would jeopardize their jobs to pass a place that has been receiving so much publicity?  And if the place has been cleaned up so as to pass all these inspections, then what's the problem????

 

People on this thread are telling people to go there - that defenders of Arcadia should see it in person.  Well, I go there regularly and I can tell you that there are no buildings with rodents.  The birds are in excellent condition.  The buildings are heated.  The birds are fed Zupreem, and none of the bags are expired.  There is no dog food being fed to the birds. Terri has two dogs - of course there will be dog food around!

 

The birds are vet checked TWICE a year.  How many of you vet check your birds twice a year?  How many of you even vet check once a year?  But yet there will be those who say I am just defending Terri. Well, yes, I am. Because I do go there and I do know the true conditions there.  And the other person who went to Arcadia and said all was OK was bashed, too. 

 

Arcadia Bird Sanctuary is a private facility.  Yes, they are a Sanctuary, but they are privately funded.  No one has the RIGHT to go there to inspect them, nor does anyone have the RIGHT to go there at all.  Terri does not have to allow anyone on the property.  Just because you say you care for birds does not make any of you an expert - and if you have ever "rescued" a bird or if you have over, let's pick the number 5, birds, then you could be called a rescue.  Would you open your home for anyone to come in any time?  Have you ever asked for a discount for a bird you have rescued?  People on this thread have said because Arcadia accepts donations, they should open to the public.  Well, if you give Arcadia a substantial donation, I am sure you will be welcomed,.  If you have never donated to Arcadia, then you are nothing but a busy body who has jumped on this bandwagon without even knowing where it is going.

 

It is being said that this isn't personal against Terri, but if Arcadia has passed all these inspections and people who go there regularly tell you that conditions are fine - what more do you people want?  The people who are orchastrating this whole thing do have a personal vendetta against Terri for some reason.  And all you who are feeding into this are following along without knowing the true facts.  They are saying pictures don't lie.  Well, these do.  Those birds that were supposed to be killed - look closely.  They were autopsied.  The girl who took the photos works in Terri's vets office.  Who is to say whose birds these were and where the pictures were taken?  And the video - that bird was taken out of its cage and put in that set up.  No bird EVER lived like that at Arcadia.  But you won't want to believe this - the truth isn't as dramatic as the lie.

 

People are saying Terri isn't defending herself.  No - why should she respond on this site?  You people don't identify yourself, yet are so quick to put Terri's name and home address out to the public.  Read all the threads.  Several people have called and Terri spoke with them.  The conversations were put on the site and ripped apart.  Terri was called a liar. But she has defended herself to people who call her and identify themselves.

 

If you are a thinking person - think about all this.  Don't get caught in the emotion of it all, but start to be rational and think about it.  The experts are saying all is fine at Arcadia.  It is these fanatics who have some grudge against Terri that keep this whole thing going.  Do you really want to be a part of all this?