Ostrich Cull in BC, 2025

[CBH99]

For those who haven't been following this story, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has been pursuing an order to cull approx 400 Ostriches at an Ostrich sanctuary in British Columbia.

That cull is being carried out as I type this.



For more info, check out:

www.savetheostriches.com

Edit - Apparently the Supreme Court of Canada has just stepped in...

Supreme Court of Canada grants stay on ostrich cull, farm’s lawyer says

The Supreme Court of Canada has granted a last-minute stay over the destruction of a flock of ostriches until the court mulls an application for leave to appeal.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Genetk44]

Whats unsettling about this is apparently its about 250 days since the cull order was in put in place and in all that time none of the ostriches have died from or shown any signs of bird flu. It almost appears to be a case of the government just not wanting to back down for fear of losing face…..or is there something else going on that nobody knows about.

 

[ArmyRick]

From personal experience seeing the CFIA in action, they are not the most competent bunch. They would drop by the abattoirs I worked at from time to time (in Provincial plants they enforce tagging and transportation only).
I also experience working directly under their inspection at Black Angus Fine meats and Game (Federal Meat packing only, not an abattoir and now out of business), and sweet f-ing (bleeeep), they would call out some small mundane thing that was pointless and miss obvious things (Like hey, that meat is rotting, aren't you going to condemn it?)

I don't think the mindless cull was required but I am not out there to see first hand what is going on.

 

[CBH99]

This podcaster (who is quickly growing on me) lays out the timeline of events quite well...

 

[ArmyRick]

This podcaster (who is quickly growing on me) lays out the timeline of events quite well...

Elev8 is awesome. Great podcast.

 

[OldSolduer]

Whats unsettling about this is apparently its about 250 days since the cull order was in put in place and in all that time none of the ostriches have died from or shown any signs of bird flu. It almost appears to be a case of the government just not wanting to back down for fear of losing face…..or is there something else going on that nobody knows about.

UMMMM who else owns an ostrich farm?

Just sayin.....

 

[The Bread Guy]

UMMMM who else owns an ostrich farm?

Just sayin.....

Or it could just be bureaucrats being too bureaucrat-y?

There was word of Dr. Oz offering to take the herd to his ranch in the US, as well as letters from the FDA saying “let’s not be hasty here.” Maybe Trump’ll pardon them too?

 

[OldSolduer]

Or it could just be bureaucrats being too bureaucrat-y?

There was word of Dr. Oz offering to take the herd to his ranch in the US, as well as letters from the FDA saying “let’s not be hasty here.” Maybe Trump’ll pardon them too?

I know - Never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Some philosopher said that and I tend to agree.