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B.C. ostrich farm is ‘ground zero for change’ as family reels from shooting cull

About 300 ostriches were culled using professional marksmen under CFIA's policy aimed at controlling avian flu and protecting Canada’s $6.8 billion poultry industry.

  • Katie Pasitney said the cull of her family's ostrich farm in British Columbia makes it 'ground zero for change' and left them devastated.
  • The Canadian Food Inspection Agency stated that their culling policy is necessary for public health and international trade, describing the shooting as the 'most appropriate and humane option.'
  • Pasitney criticized the CFIA’s methods as inhumane and emphasized that no animal should die 'inhumanely, neglected, tortured.'
  • Following the cull, Pasitney expressed deep emotional pain, stating that her family will 'never recover from this.
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B.C. ostrich farm is 'ground zero for change' as family reels from shooting cull

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Saturday, November 8, 2025.
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