B.C. ostrich farm wins interim stay, prevents cull of 400 birds over flu
September 6, 2025
A B.C. ostrich farm fighting to stop a cull of its 400-strong flock over an avian flu outbreak has been granted an interim stay by the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa, delaying the execution of the birds.
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has been attempting to stop the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from destroying the birds since the cull was ordered amid an avian flu outbreak in December that would go on to kill 69 ostriches.
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The risk that hundreds of ostriches in southeastern B.C. could still spread the bird flu that infected the flock last December is very low, but remains high enough to continue with a federal cull, veterinary science experts tell The Globe and Mail.Angela Rasmussen, a virologist with the University of Saskatchewan, said that while it is possible to test the birds for avian flu using a PCR test – the same used to test for COVID-19 in humans – scientists would likely need to take multiple samples to ensure the accuracy of the testing.
September 27, 2025 - 07:30 | Nancy Macdonald, Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
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