Animal Justice is questioning the necessity of killing nearly 400 ostriches following Thursday's Federal Court of Appeal decision.

Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood is devastated that its herd must be destroyed following an avian influenza outbreak last year which the birds have since recovered from.

Animal Justice is also saddened by the news, which has left the farm waiting for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to come.

"While we support science-based decision-making, particularly in matters of public health, we hope this moment prompts reflection and we again urge the CFIA to consider whether these killings are truly necessary given how much time has passed since the outbreak was identified late last year," said Camille Labchuk, lawyer and executive director at Animal Justi

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