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Activists Rally to Save 399 Healthy Ostriches from Cull

6/9/2025

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In British Columbia, Universal Ostrich Farms is fighting a heartbreaking cull order for 399 healthy ostriches amid avian flu fears. Owners Karen Espersen and Dave Bilinski assert the birds possess natural immunity, while U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls on Canada to rethink the decision. Activists are passionately joining the cause to save these birds.

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In British Columbia, Universal Ostrich Farms is fighting a heartbreaking cull order for 399 healthy ostriches amid avian flu fears. Owners Karen Espersen and Dave Bilinski assert the birds possess natural immunity, while U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls on Canada to rethink the decision. Activists are passionately joining the cause to save these birds.