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Farm Fights to Save 400 Healthy Ostriches from Cull

7/16/2025

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Universal Ostrich Farms is battling a heartbreaking decision by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull over 400 birds after 69 succumbed to avian flu. In a recent hearing, the farm argued that its remaining flock is healthy and called for urgent policy reform to protect their livelihood and the well-being of the birds.

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Universal Ostrich Farms is battling a heartbreaking decision by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull over 400 birds after 69 succumbed to avian flu. In a recent hearing, the farm argued that its remaining flock is healthy and called for urgent policy reform to protect their livelihood and the well-being of the birds.