US EditionHere are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm
- A farm raising ostriches near Edgewood, British Columbia, has been ordered by government officials in 2025 to euthanize almost 400 birds following the declaration of an avian influenza outbreak earlier that year.
- The farm was fined $20,000 for failing to report bird deaths and not following quarantine and cull orders amid a mutation of the H5N1 virus not seen elsewhere in Canada.
- Universal Ostrich and its spokesperson Katie Pasitney argue the flock shows no illness signs for months, claiming the birds have herd immunity and may provide important research opportunities.
- U.S. Authorities, including the nation's top health official Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have urged a pause in the culling to allow for collaborative scientific research, while the CFIA maintains its eradication strategy is essential to control the disease despite ongoing legal disputes.
- The dispute highlights tensions between regulatory compliance and scientific inquiry, with the farm appealing court rulings amid public health concerns and ongoing calls for further testing before mass culling.
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burlingtontoday.com
B.C. ostrich farm calls for independent testing to prevent 'unnecessary destruction'
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that's facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to prevent their "unnecessary destruction.
Here are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm – Energeticcity.ca
Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the birds in December and January. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants the remaining 400 or so birds killed. Here’s the situation: WHY DOES THE CFIA WANT THE BIRDS CULLED? The CFIA says allowing an exposed flock to live increases the risk of reassortment or mutation of the virus, particularly because the ostriches are r…
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