Support grows for B.C. ostriches facing cull after federal court upholds order
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The ostriches are part of an international antibody research program to fight the avian flu pandemic, which has been wiping out entire chicken farms.
Support for the owners of an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., is growing after Tuesday’s decision by a federal court judge to uphold the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) cull order that will see nearly 400 of the birds destroyed.
A group of 20 people took to the streets in Vernon to protest against the cull of the birds at the Universal Ostrich farm, which is situated some 130 km southeast of the North Okanagan city.
“It’s absolutely absurd to murder them and that’s what it is, it’s murder,” said rally organizer Gena Barzan.
An outbreak of avian flu on the farm late last year led to the deaths of 69 birds.
The outbreak is believed to have come from a flock of ducks that migrated to the farm.
However, the farm’s owners have said none of the 399 remaining birds have shown any sign of illness in months, adding they have achieved herd immunity.
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Some of them have expressed frustration on social media while others are showing up at the farm to camp out in an effort to stop federal authorities from coming in and killing the birds.
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