Owners of a B.C. ostrich farm say lots of people have been stopping by the farm to prevent the culling of the ostriches after the family lost its court case to save the birds against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
The government agency ordered the culling over concerns of avian flu, while the farm had argued that the older birds have herd immunity and are being used for research.
The birds were first identified by the CFIA in December, after two ostriches died and were tested for H5N1, also known as avian flu. After the test came back positive, the agency said the other birds would need to be culled. However, the family that runs the farm was able to get a court injunction until the judicial review was held….