US EditionSupreme Court won’t hear appeal in B.C. ostrich case, opening door to controversial cull
The Supreme Court dismissed the final appeal allowing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull about 330 ostriches to prevent avian flu spread and protect the $6.8 billion poultry industry.
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear Universal Ostrich Farms' appeal, removing a legal obstacle to culling around 330 ostriches in Edgewood, British Columbia, amid international attention.
- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency detected highly pathogenic avian influenza and issued a cull mandate last year, proceeding under its stamping out policy after taking government custody of the animals.
- Universal Ostrich Farms says it is raising birds to study antibody production, a claim the CFIA labelled `unsubstantiated`; US health figure Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis intervened, with Kennedy urging reconsideration and Catsimatidis funding legal aid.
- Protests erupted at the farm as around 100 supporters gathered and the CFIA warned against hindering operations or flying drones over the site, expecting compliance while it retains custody of the birds, which owners dispute.
- Experts say culling infected or exposed flocks is standard practice to stop spread, with the CFIA aiming to protect Canada's nearly $7 billion poultry industry amid B.C.'s 11,439,000 birds affected as of October 28.
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Five things to know about ostrich cull case, after court delivers blow to farmers
The cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm is set to begin after the Supreme Court of Canada announced it would not be hearing an appeal by the farm's owners.
CFIA says B.C. ostrich cull to go ahead after high court won’t hear appeal
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it will move forward with “complete depopulation” of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm after the owners lost a bid to have their case against the cull heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on Thursday the appeal of an ostrich farm affected by avian influenza, thereby validating the slaughter order and indignation of the owners Some 400
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CFIA says B.C. ostrich cull will proceed after high court decides not to hear appeal
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it will move forward with "complete depopulation" of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm after the owners lost a bid to have their case against the cull heard
Canadian court dismisses farm’s attempt to save ostrich flock despite efforts by RFK Jr.
Canada’s Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on the proposed culling of a British Columbia ostrich herd, in a case that has attracted the attention of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” movement.
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Controversial Canadian ostrich cull order will go ahead
Canada's high court on Thursday ended a months-long battle to save some 400 ostriches exposed to avian influenza that had attracted support from the likes of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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