US EditionRobert F. Kennedy Jr. asks CFIA to reconsider ostrich cull at B.C. farm
- On May 23, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to reconsider its decision to cull approximately 400 ostriches located at a farm in Edgewood, British Columbia, following the detection of avian influenza in December 2024.
- The cull order followed confirmed avian flu cases in dead birds in December and January amid an ongoing outbreak affecting millions of birds across Canada and the US.
- Kennedy and US health officials proposed studying the surviving birds for immunity to help understand the virus, while Canadian courts and CFIA insist the cull prevents virus spread and mutation.
- Kennedy's letter, co-signed by heads of the FDA and NIH, stated there is "significant value" in the immune study, and US officials pledged full support for diagnostics and research collaboration.
- Despite protests and alternative offers to rehome the ostriches, Canadian authorities plan to proceed with the humane cull, emphasizing public health and animal welfare concerns amid ongoing investigations.
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US Health Secretary Asks CFIA to Reconsider Culling Ostriches at BC Farm
U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked the president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to reconsider plans to cull birds at a B.C. ostrich farm. The birds at Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. were exposed to avian flu and the CFIA has directed the more than 400 birds at the farm to be culled. However, the farm owners say the birds are valuable for research purposes as they likely have antibodies to the virus. Kennedy als…
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