US EditionDr. Oz offers to relocate B.C. ostriches facing cull, but owners decline help
- Operators of Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, British Columbia, face a government-ordered cull of nearly 400 ostriches this year due to avian flu.
- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency mandated the cull last year after an avian influenza outbreak, despite legal challenges upholding the order this month.
- U.S. Health official Dr. Mehmet Oz and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Have intervened to prevent the cull by offering sanctuary and urging study of the birds' immune response.
- Kennedy emphasized the birds’ potential research value in understanding avian flu immunity, while Oz offered to relocate the flock to his 900-acre Florida ranch.
- Despite support and protests at the farm, the cull is expected to proceed with privacy-protected scheduling, as the owners declined relocation offers and seek to halt the order legally.
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Dr. Oz offers to relocate B.C. ostriches facing cull, but owners decline help
The operators of an ostrich farm in southeastern British Columbia say United States health official and former television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz has offered to save the birds from an impending cull by relocating them to his ranch in Florida.
Dr. Oz Offers to Relocate BC Ostriches Facing Cull, but Owners Decline Help
The operators of an ostrich farm in southeastern British Columbia say United States health official and former television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz has offered to save the birds from an impending cull by relocating them to his ranch in Florida. But Katie Pasitney, whose parents own the farm, says they aren’t interested in moving the flock, although they’re grateful for the support. Oz is the administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Me…
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