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The operators of a British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled said Wednesday that dozens of supporters have converged on the scene in anticipation of a possible showdown with federal authorities.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency hasn’t said when the cull will take place at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., in the wake of a Federal Court ruling on Tuesday that rejected the farm’s bid to prevent the killings, which were ordered after an outbreak of avian flu.
In the meantime, the Regional District of Central Kootenay said that in January it received provincial permission for its landfill in Castlegar, B.C., to handle the carcasses, if the culling occurs.
Katie Pasitney, whose parents own the farm, said in an interview that the family will fight to save the ostriches through legal means, even as her mother called on supporters to surround the farm to prevent the cull.
Pasitney said Wednesday that about 40 supporters had arrived.
“Banners, camping, their cars. We have some children staying here and a family … Everybody’s just coming here to take the opportunity to see these prehistoric, beautiful, healthy animals with the bad decision of a cull order being reinstated and (the birds) being at jeopardy of losing their healthy lives.”
Pasitney said they had received supportive calls and emails from across Canada and the United States, where the case has drawn attention.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a New York radio show last month he was “horrified by the idea that they are going to kill these animals.”
“The reaction to the support has been completely overwhelming in a positive way,” Pasitney said…
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