As the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether to hear the case of a B.C. farm that's fighting to save its ostriches from a CFIA cull, politicians in Ottawa appear to be choosing their words on the matter very carefully.
  • Ember James@lemmy.ca
    12·
    15 days ago

    The fact that this farm has yet to fix any of the issues that caused the need for the cull in the first place demonstrates these people are not responsible enough to own those animals.

    • Yardy Sardley@lemmy.ca
      5·
      15 days ago

      What exactly were those issues again? I was under the impression it was simply an abundance of caution to stop the spread of avian flu?

      • Ember James@lemmy.ca
        4·
        14 days ago

        The stamping out policy is a major factor for the cull. The issues on the farm from what I remember were:

        • No quarantine zones for sick animals.
        • The Ostriches had access to shared resources with numerous wild animals like water sources.
        • The people on the farm were not wearing the proper protective gear when handling the animals.
        • The animals were not isolated from contact with visitors.