Shortly before 7 a.m. PT on Nov. 6, the Supreme Court of Canada announced its decision not to hear the appeal requested by the owners of Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewater, B.C. Article content

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) had ordered a full depopulation of the ostriches after 69 of the herd of over 300 domestic birds died from avian flu infection in December 2024. Article content

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The owners and their supporters had fought through two lower-court levels to have the CFIA’s decision overturned, however both courts sided with the CFIA.

As was the case during the COVID-19 pandemic several years ago, it is completely possible for an individual of any species, be they human or bird, to carry a disease and not show symptoms, get sick or

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