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Canada to Cull 400 Ostriches Over Avian Flu as U.S. Offers Rescue Go Unheeded

CFIA rejects relocation proposals deeming culling essential to protect public health.

A sign calling for the protection of ostriches at the Universal Ostrich Farms is displayed in Edgewood, B.C., on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Hundreds of supporters flocked to the farm over the Victoria Day long weekend to protest the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s order to cull about 400 ostriches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington.
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Overview

  • The Canadian Food Inspection Agency plans to depopulate about 400 surviving ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farm under its stamping-out policy to curb H5N1 spread.
  • Owners have filed a Federal Court appeal seeking a stay after a judicial review in mid-May upheld the culling order.
  • U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz offered to move the flock to Oz’s Florida ranch, but Canadian authorities declined.
  • Daily protests continue at the Edgewood farm, with supporters including a B.C. teenager who survived a domestic H5N1 infection.
  • The CFIA has not disclosed a timeline or methods for the euthanasia, citing producer privacy, while affirming humane depopulation measures.