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Gunshots heard at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is culling 300 to 330 ostriches after avian flu was detected last December, following the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the farm's appeal.
- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency culled hundreds of ostriches at a farm in Edgewood, B.C., after a legal battle over an avian flu outbreak.
- Supporters protested and shouted at CFIA workers as gunshots rang out from within an enclosure where the ostriches were herded.
- The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against hearing a final appeal by the farm owners, allowing the CFIA to proceed with the cull.
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'Couldn't stomach it': Ostriches loaded in bins after shooting cull stuns protesters
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — It had taken more than 10 months before the first gunshots marked the beginning of a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm that was ordered during an avian flu outbreak last New Year's Eve.
·Prince George, Canada
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced the slaughter of all ostriches on a farm in British Columbia, in accordance with a specific slaughter order due to an outbreak of avian influenza.
·Montreal, Canada
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reports that it has carried out the slaughter of an ostrich population on an Edgewood farm.
·Montreal, Canada
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Leaning Left29Leaning Right2Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution78% Left
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- 78% of the sources lean Left
78% Left
L 78%
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