Overview

• Universal Ostrich Farm’s owners declined Dr. Mehmet Oz’s offer to relocate the 400 birds to his Florida ranch, saying they want to keep the flock in Canada.
• The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed it will proceed with the cull to contain an H5N1 avian flu outbreak that has affected millions of domestic birds.
• A Federal Court upheld the culling order in mid-May, prompting the farm to file an appeal in Vancouver challenging the decision’s legal basis.
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and businessman John Catsimatidis have called for a temporary halt and independent review of the birds before any depopulation.
• Protesters have gathered at the Edgewood, B.C., farm to try to block the cull as the legal process and rescue efforts continue.