The morning after people in white hazmat suits began advancing across the paddock of the ostrich farm, hinting the ordered cull was near, dozens of people poured into the comment section of the farm’s livestream.

Some announced their arrival with a good morning, while others said they’d been there all night, standing digital vigil as the stream’s audio captured the sound of gunshots ringing out in the dark. The video suggested it had been a chilly night at Universal Ostrich in Edgewood, B.C., showing vehicles draped with tarps and a single protester in a puffy jacket and toque walking the road, clutching a sign.

Viewers’ fears were confirmed to have come to pass Friday morning. More than 300 birds had been culled by “ professional marksmen in a controlled on-farm setting,” the Canadian

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