US EditionSupreme Court won’t hear appeal in B.C. ostrich case, opening door to controversial cull
The Supreme Court's ruling ends a 10-month legal battle, allowing the cull of about 330 ostriches to prevent avian flu spread and protect Canada’s $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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The Ostrich Bird Flu Saga: 300+ Birds Massacred and a Family Farm Destroyed - The Thinking Conservative News
Canada’s food agency culled birds at Universal Ostrich Farms in British Columbia, citing public health concerns, sparking outrage over the action. The post The Ostrich Bird Flu Saga: 300+ Birds Massacred and a Family Farm Destroyed appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Marked for death: Government slaughter of hundreds of ostriches to proceed
Lethal injection to the skull.That's the likely method of execution awaiting hundreds of seemingly healthy ostriches in Canada. Although shooting, neck-breaking, and gassing are also on the table.'Pray for the CFIA agents who were not willing to listen to a case that could have helped so many.'The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed an appeal from Universal Ostrich Farms, clearing the way for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to proc…
In the news today: Gunshots herald ostrich cull on B.C. farm
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Gunshots herald ostrich cull after police limit access to British Columbia farm Gunshots rang out at a British Columbia ostrich farm as a Canadian Food Inspection Agency operation to cull hundreds of the birds got underway. Police have […]
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