US EditionFive things to know about the B.C. ostrich farm and pending cull
The cull aims to stop ostriches from spreading avian flu and causing virus mutations that increase adaptability to mammals, officials said.
- Officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and RCMP arrived Monday at an ostrich farm near Edgewood, B.C., to begin culling about 400 birds due to an avian flu outbreak.
- The cull follows a prolonged avian flu outbreak that began last year, killing 69 ostriches and raising concerns the birds could carry and spread the H5N1 virus without symptoms.
- The farm owners argue the ostriches are healthy, pose no threat, have herd immunity, and want testing instead of culling, while the CFIA warns the birds may shed virus and enable mutations increasing viral adaptability to mammals.
- Federal courts upheld the mandated cull this month despite appeals, and public figures Robert Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz have called for preservation, offering relocation support for the birds.
- The farm has until October 3 to seek Supreme Court review, while officials continue the cull to prevent the farm from becoming a virus reservoir, highlighting tensions between regulatory authority and animal preservation.
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Five things to know about the B.C. ostrich farm and pending cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — RCMP and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where about 400 birds are expected to be culled over an outbreak of avian flu within the flock that began last year. Here are five things to know about the situation at Universal Ostrich Farms. […]
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EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — RCMP and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where about 400 birds are expected to be culled over an outbreak of avian flu within the flock that began last year. Here are five things to know about the situation at Universal Ostrich Farms. 1. The court fight. The farm lost bids to save the birds in Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, and has until Oct. 3 to …
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