B.C. ostriches now to be culled after ruling: CFIA

The Supreme Courtroom of Canada won’t hear the appeal of a B.C. ostrich farm on the coronary heart of an ongoing battle over avian influenza.

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

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

The farm has already made a number of makes an attempt at stopping the CFIA order, together with an attraction denied in August. The stamping-out process is customary follow for contaminated flocks.

“The CFIA has revered all orders and selections of the courts all through the authorized course of and expects the ostrich farm house owners and supporters to do the identical now that the Supreme Courtroom of Canada has issued its judgment,” the CFIA mentioned by way of a Thursday written launch.

It additionally reminded the general public any obstruction of the method of officers performing their duties can be an offence. Common Ostrich Farms has drawn crowds of protestors ever for the reason that preliminary order.

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