Canada's Supreme Court Allows Mass Culling of 300 Ostriches Amid Avian Flu Crisis

In Canada, over 300 common ostrich were culled after the Supreme Court upheld a government order amid an avian influenza outbreak, highlighting the severe impact of disease on agriculture.

• On Friday, a culling operation executed by a firing squad resulted in the deaths of more than 300 common ostrich at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, British Columbia.
• The culling was ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency following the detection of avian influenza in December 2024, specifically the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1.
• Despite offers from the United States, including support from notable figures like John Catsimatidis and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Supreme Court of Canada refused to intervene in the culling decision.