20100417 Birds of Feather Find Sanctuary at World Parrot Refuge (3)

Birds of Feather Find Sanctuary at World Parrot Refuge


A new macaw section will be finished soon and will increase the length of the cages to 100 feet to give the flocks even more fly space. Visitors are discouraged from　touching the birds in cages, but Huntbatch and her staff often bring individual birds　out to be cuddled and cooed over. The trustworthy may get a lip-to-beak kiss from Huntbatch. It costs about $500 a year to treat and house a healthy parrot. Huntbatch has watched the refuge grow to a $300,000-a-year enterprise. Most of the money comes from donations and admission fees.


But in the past year, the provincial lotteries commission has added the refuge to the list of non-profit agencies it is required by law to help support; about $75,000 has come to the refuge from lottery players. Canadian casinos have donated $11,000 toward an enlarged veterinary hospital to be built on site. These birds' days as pets are over. They can't be adopted although visitors can sign up to donate funds to "virtually" adopt one. "They're ours now," says Huntbatch. "We'll care for them and love them until they're old and gray, just like old people."



cuddle v. 親熱地擁抱
eg: The mom cuddled her crying baby in her arms.
=> 媽媽擁抱了她她的胳膊的哭泣的嬰孩。
eg: The mother bear cuddled her cubs.
=> 母熊擁抱她的小熊們˙。

cuddle v. 依偎
eg: The couple cuddled in the loveseat.
=> 這對情侶依偎在雙人座的小沙發裡


non-profit adj. 非營利的
eg: The Red Cross is a world-renown non-profit organization.
紅十字是全世界都知道的非盈利性組織
eg: Non-profit organizations often receive tax benefits.
=> 非營利組織通常都會享有稅制上的優惠

for-profit adj. 營利的
eg: a for-profit school 一所以營利為導向的學校


virtual adj. 實際上的
virtually adv. 實際上/事實上/差不多
eg: Virtually all the employees of the factory agreed to come back to work after a week-long strike.
=> 上經過一個星期的罷工，工廠的所有員工都同意復工