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Author: Nancy Macdonald
Publication Date: January 30, 2025 - 16:26
As Canada rushes to curb bird flu, B.C. farmers decry cull order for 400 ostriches
January 30, 2025
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At a secluded ranch in southeast B.C., 400 ostriches have just two more days to live. By Saturday, in order to comply with a kill order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, they must be destroyed.
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