TV personality and U.S. federal health official Dr. Mehmet Oz has reiterated an offer to house hundreds of B.C. ostriches facing a cull order, claiming the birds are scientifically unique.

Over 400 birds at Universal Ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., have been ordered culled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) after highly pathogenic avian flu was detected on the farm last December.

The order has survived multiple court challenges by the farm and has attracted attention from U.S. officials like Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as questions from dedicated supporters over whether the Canadian government was overreaching with the cull order.

The CFIA and federal officials have said that the cull order is part of a broader response to protect food

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