Federal judge says KILLING 400 ostriches at B.C. farm can PROCEED

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Abomination on our watch

By Darryl Greer
The Canadian Press
May 13.25

VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull late last year after the flu outbreak, but the court granted a stay in January 2025 pending a judicial review.

The family that owns Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood in southeastern B.C. said the birds should be saved because they have developed herd immunity and could contribute to the fight against avian flu.

Court ruling

However, the court ruled Tuesday May 13, 2025 that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s decisions were both reasonable and procedurally fair, with the judge saying “courts generally stay out of scientific debates.”

“Courts must also respect the demonstrated scientific and technical expertise of administrative agencies,” the judgment says. “When Parliament leaves technical or scientific assessments to specialized administrative bodies, it signals that those bodies, not the courts, are best positioned to make judgments on complex, expertise-driven matters.”

The owners of the farm say the birds that survived the flu have recovered and are happy and healthy.

But Federal Court Justice Russel Zinn says the disposal notice and denial of the farm’s exemption happened in December 2024 and January 2025, and the court can’t consider evidence that wasn’t available to it when those decisions were made.

He said the court “would be faulting decision-makers for lacking a crystal ball.”

“This court cannot consider ‘new’ evidence, such as the current health status of the ostriches, recent test results or updated scientific developments,” the ruling says. https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/federal-judge-says-cull-of-400-ostriches-at-b-c-farm-hit-by-avian-flu/article_7dcb28f8-0c49-5657-be1b-a2b2d25bbc5c.html

Judicial review document

May 13.25

https://saveourostriches.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/JR-T-294-25-and-T-432-25-Final.pdf

What we do to these ostriches, we do to ourselves

Research underway is about antibodies produced in ostrich eggs after hens are exposed to a pathogenic organism. Researchers in Japan discovered ostrich hens produce robust and important antibodies that they put into their eggs to protect the next generation. There exists the possibility that H5N1, covid, other pathogens could make vaccines unnecessary for this and future generations!

Request for help: When the public shows up, they notice

From Shirley Guertin
British Columbia

Everyone can help by attending two Zoom meetings. You don’t need to speak. Being present makes a difference.

“A publicly accountable landfill operator like the RDCK can refuse disposal due to community opposition or political pressure, even if federal permits are issued.
Given the scale (400 ostrich carcasses), the absence of an environmental impact assessment, and the risk of methane/ammonia gas or groundwater contamination, strong public opposition could pressure the RDCK to reject the CFIA plan—out of reputational concern or legal risk.”

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