B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

Ostriches on an embattled Edgewood, B.C. farm have been culled after a chronic authorized battle, the Canadian Meals Inspection Company has confirmed.

“After consulting with specialists skilled in managing ostrich illness outbreaks, the CFIA concluded that probably the most acceptable and humane possibility was to make use of skilled marksmen in a managed on-farm setting,” the company mentioned in an announcement.

The cull was accomplished underneath CFIA supervision and was in keeping with Canadian Veterinary Medical Affiliation suggestions, the CFIA mentioned.

The Canadian Meals Inspection Company (CFIA) introduced Thursday it could transfer ahead with depopulating over 300 birds at Common Ostrich Farms, close to Edgewood, about 120 km northwest of Castlegar.

Flock depopulation is taken into account standard procedure when a flock of farmed birds checks constructive for avian influenza.

The farm has been in an ongoing standoff with the CFIA since final winter, when a cull order was given after two lifeless birds examined constructive for highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

The farmers argued that the flock might present analysis alternatives for illness administration. The CFIA mentioned it has not offered proof of on-farm analysis.

Common Ostrich Farms has drawn crowds of supporters ever for the reason that preliminary order. The farm’s authorized battle drew attention from public figures within the U.S., together with Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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