Exotic birds found in house relocated

…Union Township Trustee Phil Mote - the jurisdiction under which the house is located in - said the trustees have not received a formal complaint about the property, which would cause them to investigate the property.
"In the last four years since I have been a trustee, we have not had any complaints about the property," Mote said. "We haven't had a complaint from a township resident. But, in the last few days we've had emails from people all over the country."
Mote said in order to look into the conditions of the property, a Union Township resident would need to make a written statement - signed with their contact information - about the condition of the property. He said the three trustees, likely accompanied by the Miami County Health Department, would then visit the property and make a decision on the property's condition…more

Nearly 100 live, dead birds inside Troy home

“I was horrified by what I saw,”

said veterinary technician Jim Tinnell, who claims he convinced Ratcliff to let him remove 10 birds from the home that could be saved.

“I’ve never seen anything like it in
my 40 years of caring for animals”
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BIRD CLUB MOVES TO MIAMI COUNTY Group expands its role to rescuing birds and providing assistance to owners

Rescued macaws with Kim Seitz, a longtime Troy area pet sitter who also owns a number of exotic birds, is an officer of the Miami Valley Bird Club that is expanding its role to include bird rescue.

For information on the Miami Valley Bird Club and Rescue, contact Seitz at kseitz63@frontier.com or (937) 308-2509, or (937) 440-0016

TROY — One of Kim Seitz’s best friends Teka, a blue and gold macaw, came to her from a condemned house in Dayton 13 years ago…more