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CFIA Plans to Cull 400 BC Ostriches Despite US Offers of Sanctuary

A federal regulator argues depopulation is needed to contain H5N1 after 69 December fatalities, prompting supporters to seek an independent review or relocation to Florida.

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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 issued a culling order for nearly 400 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farm following a December H5N1 outbreak that killed 69 birds.
  • Farm owners have appealed in Federal Court for a stay of execution, alleging multiple reversible errors in the decision that upheld the cull.
  • Universal Ostrich Farm remains under quarantine as protesters gather to demand an independent scientific review before any birds are euthanized.
  • US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz have offered to relocate the ostrich flock to Oz’s 900-acre ranch in Florida to spare them from culling.
  • Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald affirmed that the CFIA is following due process and stressed the depopulation is vital to protect Canada’s poultry industry.