EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent more than 10 months opposing a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that would result in the deaths of hundreds of its birds.

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday morning announced it would not hear a final appeal, allowing the cull to proceed.

Here are some of the key dates in the battle, including accounts based on court rulings:

Early December 2024: An outbreak of what the farmers later describe as “flu-like” symptoms occurs among the ostriches, killing 25 to 30 in a three-week period.

Dec. 28: The CFIA intervenes after receiving an anonymous report of the deaths at the farm, which had previously gone unreported. It verbally imposes a quarantine order.

Dec. 31: Samples from t

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