MP Challenges Federal Decision on B.C. Ostrich Cull
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 5:21 pm
A Conservative MP is actively fighting a federal decision to cull hundreds of ostriches at a local farm. The controversy, inflamed by strong local backing for the operation, has triggered debates on animal welfare and regulatory overreach in rural communities.
Convoy supporters and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have rallied around the farm, which is facing a cull of its 400-strong flock.
The ostriches are part of an international antibody research program to fight the avian flu pandemic, which has been wiping out entire chicken farms.
Conservative MP says he is working to stop the cull as the farm's supporters gather.
Conservative MP Scott Anderson says he’s trying to stop the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from killing a flock of hundreds of ostriches on a farm in his riding, after a Federal Court ruling this week that the cull could proceed. Anderson said that he visited Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood in…
Conservative MP Scott Anderson says he's trying to stop the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from killing a flock of hundreds of ostriches on a farm in his riding, after a Federal Court ruling this week that the cull could proceed.
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