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.
  • 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·
      15 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.