Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Hannah Alberga
Publication Date: January 15, 2025 - 15:39
B.C. farmers challenge government order to cull ostrich herd over avian flu outbreak
January 15, 2025
British Columbia ostrich farmers ordered to cull a herd of 400 due to an avian flu outbreak are holding onto hope that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will change its mind before their kill date in just over two weeks.The federal agency sent Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. a notice on Dec. 31 instructing their ostriches to be destroyed and disposed of by Feb. 1, but the owners are asking for more time to prove their farm should be spared.
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