Canada’s inspection agency said it plans to begin a “comfortable deportation of hundreds of ostriches to a farm after a controversial court case.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court said it would not take up a case with a fierce protest by farm owners against Trump’s efforts as government overreach.
The ONTERNSTICT OSTRICH farms, near the town of Edgewood, British Columbia, first ordered in May almost 400 birds, among the Avian officials, and in the first of these Avian officials, and early in these Avian officials, and early in these Avian officials, and early in these AVIA officials, Sixty-nine birds died after the outbreak of a flu-like disease, but on Wednesday, the Court Supreme of Canada issued an interim stay on the cull order as it weighed when the case was heard.
Thursday’s ruling removed any legal abuses following the execution.
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the Secretary of Health of the US, lobbied the Canadian officials and Mehmet Oz appointed to the bird centers on his ranch in Florida. US Billionaire John Catsimatidis is also begging the Canadian government to reverse its cull order.
The growing row over ostriches – and a heavy post-pandemic skepticism of the government – has inspired protesters on the farm, with many broadcasting their frustration on social media. Under a bird-side livestream posted online by the farm, commenters often expressed skepticism about vaccines and called for more proof that the birds were sick.
The case has also entered Federal Politics in Canada. In early October, Piilivre’s conservative leader was asked twice by reporters if he supported the protesters. The Tory leader avoided making specific comments on the issue, despite many in his Party protesting against the cull. He told reporters that the issue was “misigaged from the beginning” but did not say the word ‘Ostrich’.
Canada’s federal government says its food inspection agency is following a “seal” policy to prevent the spread of Avian Flu, a move that comes with broader advice from World Health Organization.
But animal advocacy groups are calling on the agency to conduct more testing on animals to confirm they are infected. The owners of the farm said that since the last bird fluil died on 15 January 2025, with the rest being more healthy or recovered, the herd developed better resistance against H5N1. They also cast doubt on the scope and effectiveness of bird testing.
On Thursday, Katie Pasitney, spokeswoman for the farm, told the media that the agency “killed” healthy birds.
“They’re prehistoric animals that have survived for millions of years, but they don’t survive the Canadian inspection agency,” he said. Co-chairman Dave Bilinski said he was “scared there – in my opinion – there is no justice left.”
However, a federal court found that the birds that remain alive can lead to the spread of Avian influenza to other animals, the poultry industry.
The agency has not said when it expects to begin phasing out the birds.
A 2016 CFIA Manual, which was obtained under freedom of information laws, says the ostriches of the methods, the preferred death of the bird, with one that prevents the drug. Staff may also use gas or break the birds’ necks. Agency members can only shoot birds “as a last resort”, if they have an “expert mark” on the site.
According to Canada Press, shortly after the court’s decision, inspection workers began to install more equipment and flooding around the ostrich’s back.