"Heartbroken": 400 ostriches to be culled over avian flu concerns on BC farm
May 14, 2025
Global News
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-The fate of 400 ostriches that live on a farm near Edgewood, B.C. in the West Kootenay region has been decided.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has ordered the entire herd at Universal Ostrich Farm be culled following an avian flu outbreak in December.
The outbreak is believed to have come from a flock of ducks that migrated to the farm.