Police say they are assisting the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in executing a search warrant on the property of Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., where about 400 birds have been ordered culled due to the presence of avian flu among the flock last year.
Federal authorities ordered the cull of the farm’s 399 ostriches in December 2024 after 69 ostriches died and two positive results from PCR tests showed the presence of avian influenza.
An RCMP statement says police support is being given to the CFIA, which has been “granted lawful authority to execute a search warrant.”
In a Sept. 22 video posted on social media by user Thundra Kerr, dozens of RCMP officers could be seen walking down the road to the farm alongside protesters….