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New York Billionaire Backs Legal Bid to Halt B.C. Ostrich Cull After Appeal Court Ruling

CFIA defends the cull as necessary to reduce avian flu mutation risk.

Businessman John Catsimatidis attends the 79th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ted Shaffrey

Overview

  • John Catsimatidis says he and a friend have contributed about US$35,000 to Universal Ostrich Farms' legal fight.
  • The Federal Court of Appeal upheld the CFIA depopulation order last week, and the farm's lawyer plans to seek Supreme Court review.
  • A December H5N1 outbreak at the Edgewood, B.C., farm led to 69 ostrich deaths and a CFIA order to cull roughly 400 birds.
  • Catsimatidis says he contacted U.S. officials Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, who urged that the flock be spared.
  • Dr. Oz offered to house the surviving ostriches at his Florida ranch, and Catsimatidis hosted a news conference with the farm co-owner's daughter and Oz.