Canadian Agriculture Minister says that BC
The Canadian Agriculture Minister says that despite an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), a group of BC ostrich will be “not necessarily”, that they will be closed due to concerns about avian flu.
On Wednesday, reporters in Ottawa, Health Secretary Robert F. After high-ranked US authorities including Kennedy Junior, Osterich and Agriculture-Food Minister Heath McDonald were asked publicly to be spared.
“We are in a process,” said McDonald. “We keep all the facts in mind. And we will proceed to the best possible solution for everyone involved.”
When asked directly whether the birds would be killed, he said, “The process is in place. And not necessarily.”
An embossed BC ostrich farm is getting support from the south of the border. As a report of Brady Streche, a couple of high-profile officials within the US administration met with Canadian officials and asked them to preserve ostrich for scientific research.
The fate of birds on the Universal Osterich Farm at Agegoodwood, BC has attracted international attention since December 2024, when he was told by the CFIA that his entire herd of about 400 ostrich will be killed after testing two dead ostrich tested for the avian flu.
This order follows the CFIA’s blanket policy, which “stamping out” all domestic herds, where the disease is detected, in an attempt to stem its proliferation and possible mutation.
The disease is responsible for the deaths of thousands of birds in Canada and the United States and can also infect mammals, and in rare cases, humans also. Its spread was a primary driver to skyrocketed egg prices in the United States earlier this year as commercial herds were infected.
But the Universal ostrich Farm has tried to appeal to the order, arguing that 69 birds died during the initial infection, the final death occurred in January, and since then, it says that the remaining birds have not shown any symptoms of the disease. They also say that they do not sell their birds for food but are Pivoted instead of using them for scientific research.
However, CFIA states that ostrich live in open pen, where they are in contact with wild birds and animals, which will allow to re -present the avian flu or, if the ostrich is still carrying the disease without showing the symptoms, it can be passed back to the wild animal population.
He also said that the farm did not provide evidence that ostrich was genetically unique which was sufficient to give discounts on scientific basis.
And they say that they have the responsibility of following international guidelines on the way they handle infections to preserve Canada’s agricultural industry and public health.
McDonald said that when he is sympathetic with the farmers, it is also important to take a look at the widespread context of dealing with avian flu.
“I definitely, you know, clearly feel sorry for the farmers … but we also have the economic side for it,” he said.
“We have to protect other industries and fields, as well.”
The farm deserves up to $ 3,000 in the killed ostrich.
Meanwhile, the Universal ostrich has filed for an appeal, which is still to be accepted, the verdict of an earlier court that allows Kule to move forward. And a group of dedicated supporters has installed themselves in the farm, published daily live stream and is advocating for help.
It was through this network that the ostrich came to the attention of the ostrich American billionaire John Catsimatidis, who told CBC News that he had learned about the Kill order through a website called Broken Truth, which describes himself as a network, which aims to “cheat and corruption, especially the medical and beyond,” and it is said that it is a public health police to blow up. Is.
Catsimatidis then used his platform, which includes a radio show at a station in New York, which is to bring the subject for other leaders, including Kennedy. During an April episode of his program with the Health Secretary, Catsimatidis claimed that the ostrich was being killed due to corruption and pharmaceutical companies, Kennedy replied that it was a “very big mistake.”
Kennedy then said with a letter posted to X, stating that he met with the President of the CFIA and requested that Canada does not consider reducing herds, but works to work with the United States. Additionally, former TV host Dr. Mehmat Oz, who is now the administrator of American centers for Medicare and Medicade Services, has offered to take the ostrich in his farm.
McDonald said that he has not yet interacted with his American counterparts about the topic, but it would be better to interact instead of communicating online through social media.
“If we follow Twitter or with any major decision that we are doing here in Canada, I am not sure that this is the appropriate course of action,” he said.
