Celebrity Feuds
Steve Irwin's Dad: Croc You, Terri

Bob Irwin, father of Crocodile Hunter Steve, has quit working at the Australian Zoo after dedicating 36 years of his life to its cause -- and it looks like Steve's widow, Terri, is to blame! Crikey!
Bob Irwin
In a letter sent to the Sunday Herald Sun yesterday regarding his abrupt departure, Bob thanks zoo staff, Animal Hospital workers, Wildlife Warriors and "all of Steve's friends out there" -- but no mention of Terri, who has growing control of Steve's empire, and is the mother of his grandchildren Bindi and Bob.

Previous to Bob's departure, there have been rumors circulating of a rift in the Irwin family -- including disagreements on treatment of staff and the commercial direction of the Australian Zoo.



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46. I heard all the snakes at there zoo go "hi$$$$$$$$ hi$$$$$$$$'

Posted at 2:04PM on Mar 1st 2008 by Southern Cro$$

47. #11--Why--you sound extreme to me. I find Terri and Bindi annoying, but don't you think calling her a bitch, when you don't even know what's behind the story, is a bit much? How do any of us know whose fault this is? There are two sides to every story, you know. I think if Steve's wishes are carried out, then no one is wrong.

Posted at 2:05PM on Mar 1st 2008 by Jan

48. Bindi will save the day

Posted at 2:17PM on Mar 1st 2008 by TBA

49. There is a basic cultural difference between Terry from the U.S. ('mo money) , and Mr. Irwin Sr. from Australia. (This Zoo is about conservation and wildlife preservation.)

Posted at 2:15PM on Mar 1st 2008 by YouEssiffication

50. for someone to dedicate so many years and then exit this way is wrong.....
i have to agree w/ most posters here that terrie is abusing her control of the zoo, but also the children......this family never grieved....when it all crashes the children and animals will suffer....
terrie, let the zoo workers do their job.....be the widow in the background and allow steve's dad to continue with what he loves....keep your kids out of the limelight, they are not steve. let steve's legacy live out at the zoo. allow the children to be children, allow them to grieve (long overdue).

Posted at 2:16PM on Mar 1st 2008 by anotherday

51. CRIKEY - SHE NEEDS TO CHILL AND PUT THAT BINDI ON SOME RITILAN!

Posted at 2:17PM on Mar 1st 2008 by OMG

52. It is one thing for Steve Irwin as an adult to put his life in danger but for Terri to allow their children to play with snakes and be near dangerous animals AND to put a little girl on TV to commercialize the zoo and make MONEY off the little child is horrible. Steve did not do that when he was alive.

Posted at 2:33PM on Mar 1st 2008 by Jan

53. BINDI = THE NEXT BRITNEY SPEARS....PROMISE!

Posted at 2:27PM on Mar 1st 2008 by WHATEVER

54. THIS is the terri irwin show,she had mindy out there smiling and talking to the press at steve's funeral,steve irwin was what he was but at least he was real,i doubt very much id steves dad see's his grandkid's very much anyway,terri has tried to make a steve irwin out of bindi,with steve's personality not bindi's own personality,terry irwin should have just let steve's dad run the zoo,i am sure there is many other things she can take care of,terri irwin is going to americanize bindi and bob,nothing wrong with american's but those kids should be allowed to be kids in australia,not trapesing all over the world in the name of steve irwin at there ages.IMO ONLY.

team dad!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 2:29PM on Mar 1st 2008 by pinko

55. I would think this is they way steve and terry would have wanted the kids to be EVEN if he hadn't died. How would be any different? He was dangling his infant son in front of crocs. The kids are doing what they know it is all they know. It is there life. The Dad maybe is old and just wants to retire who really knows??? It could be nothing more than he is tired.

Posted at 2:33PM on Mar 1st 2008 by Lori

56. WHAT A C*NT.

Posted at 2:40PM on Mar 1st 2008 by Bette Davis

57. TERRI NEEDS TO STEP AWAY AND QUIT FOCUSING ON HER DAUGHTERS CAREER AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE SHE IS DOING TO STEVES DAD AND SHE IS AMERICAN BUT SHE WAS A BIG INFLUENCE AT THE AUSTRAILIAN ZOO AS MUCH AS STEVE IRWIN AND THAT HAS TO BE REMEMBERED... STOP MAKING BINDI HER FATHER AND BOB HER FATHER AND GET ALONG WITH STEVES PARENTS THEY ARE ALL U HAVE LEFT OF STEVE AND U NEED TO REMEMBER THAT...

Posted at 2:45PM on Mar 1st 2008 by kelly and keith

58. TERRY, YOU REALLY MUST STEP BACK AND CORRECT THIS. sTEVE'S FATHER WAS HIS FATHER LONG BEFORE YOU CAME ALONG, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? HAVE YOU GONE TOTALLY MAD? TOO MUCH BINDI BEING SHOVED DOWN PEOPLES THROATS, THEN YOU HAVE THE AUDASITY TO FIGHT AND INSULT OR HURT STEVE'S FATHER?
YOU ARE A DISGRACE TERRI, ASHAME WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. FIX IT ANYWAY YOU CAN JUST FIX IT, STEVE'S FATHER IS SUFFERING TO AND HE LOST HIS WIFE NOT TO LONG AGO, SO MISS PRISS CORRECT YOUR MISTAKES, BEFORE THE WORLD DISLIKES YOU, YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE AND I MEAN IN THE WORST SENSE OF THE WORD!
FLORIDA ,USA GOD , HOW COULD YOU??????????????????????????????????????????????????

Posted at 2:52PM on Mar 1st 2008 by Karen Fitzgerald

59. I think that Terri Irwin, who hails from my home state of Oregon, needed to take a long period of time off when Steve died so she could grieve in private. She took his early death very hard (wouldn't we all?) and I think it might have affected her reasoning to a degree.

This has nothing to do with a nine-year old child. I hate to see the Irwin children in the news like this, no matter who put her there.

Terri Irwin was a business woman in Eugene, Oregon long before she met Steve Irwin. She has the knowledge and skills to make the Australia Zoo the best in the world. Perhaps the business end has gotten too much emphasis in Steve's father Bob Irwin's eyes, and not enough on Steve's conservation dreams.

Too bad this had to go public. It must be a real problem, especially tha tax troubles.

Posted at 2:57PM on Mar 1st 2008 by Lilarose, Southern Oregon

60. Blame Bindi. She tried to blow her gramps and he was having none of it. The little freak!

Posted at 2:59PM on Mar 1st 2008 by Christopher

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