Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MLA Scott Anderson is voicing his opposition to the cull of nearly 400 ostriches in Edgewood.

In a Wednesday release, Anderson took issue with the stamping-out policy of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which is the basis for its December 2024 court order to cull the birds after an avian influenza outbreak was found in the herd.

Universal Ostrich Farm fought the court order, arguing the birds had recovered, were healthy and more testing was needed, while also claiming the ostriches were valuable as research subjects.

Last week, following a number of rulings upholding the CFIA's cull order, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled unanimously against Universal Ostrich Farm, leaving the CFIA legally free to proceed with the controversial cull that's draw

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