Family that Operates B.C. Ostrich Farm Pushes Back Against CFIA Claims

CFIA explains the need to terminate B.C. ostrich flock

OTTAWA – The B.C. ostrich flock that is infected with avian influenza needs to be terminated because its birds are carrying a strain of the disease that is a threat to humans and animals, says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

B.C. ostrich farm calls for testing to prevent ’unnecessary destruction’

The operators of a B.C. ostrich farm that’s facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to prevent their “unnecessary destruction.”

B.C. ostrich farm facing cull ponders moving birds to U.S. as ‘last resort’

The family that operates an ostrich farm in British Columbia’s interior is pushing back on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is poised to cull around 400 birds at the farm due to avian flu.

Family That Operates BC Ostrich Farm Pushes Back Against CFIA Claims

The family that operates an ostrich farm in British Columbia’s interior is pushing back on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is poised to cull around 400 birds at the farm due to avian flu. Katie Pasitney, whose parents own Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., said during Facebook Live stream event Saturday night that the ordered cull is based on misinformation. The agency said on Friday the avian flu infection present at the farm …

Family that operates B.C. ostrich farm pushes back against CFIA claims

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B.C. ostrich farm facing $20,000 fine over failure to quarantine, cull birds: CFIA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says that Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C. is facing a $20,000 fine over failure to quarantine and cull its birds.