Canada Pauses Cull of Ostrich Flock That Had Cases of Avian Flu Amid US Push to Save Them
A flock of Canadian ostriches set to be culled, after two dead birds tested positive for avian flu, has been granted a last-minute stay of execution from Canada's highest court - for now.
Canada's Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday granting an "interim-interim stay" of a culling order made on December 31.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency late last year ordered about 400 ostriches to be killed. Since then, Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, British Columbia, has fought the order...
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