A flock of nearly 400 British Columbia ostriches that gained international fame after they were ordered killed due to an avian flu outbreak have been given a stay of execution—at least for now.
The Federal Court of Appeal has granted the stay that pauses the potential cull at Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., which was ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in December and has become embroiled in court processes.
Court records show a motion to pause the cull, pending an appeal, was granted Friday in Ottawa.
Katie Pasitney, whose mother, Karen Esperson, co-owns the farm, announced the pause in an online video from the farm in southeast B.C….