RFK Junior suggested Canadian Well being Officials to depart BC ostrich herd from extended family
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior says that he has talked to Canadian health officials about leaving the herd of ostrich in British Columbia, who has been killed due to fears of avian flu.
In a statement posted to X, Kennedy says that he spoke with Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) president Paul McCinon on Thursday, so that the fate of about 400 ostrich in Universal Ostrucks in Agegwood, BC could be discussed where Avian Flu was found in two dead sides in December 2024.
In a letter to Macinon and the X was posted, Kennedy reiterated that he is “requesting” CFIA “not to tell the entire herd of the ostrich,” Arguing “we believe that we believe that there is an important value in studying this population.”
After positive testing for the avian flu in December, the protesters are gathering at the Universal Austrich Farm at Azgewood, BC to oppose a federal order to reduce a federation of approximately 400. The farm lost a court challenge against the Kalal order last week.
The reasons quoted have prolonged nature of the ostrich, and there is a possibility that they can keep information about antibodies for avian flu.
He writes that the US Health and Human Services Department, National Institute of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration Agency (FDA) will provide “full support and assistance” in the proposed test and research conducting proposed tests.
Along with Kennedy, NIH Director J. Bhattacharya and FDA Commissioner Martin A. A letter signed by Makeri states that American officials understand the importance of stopping the spread of avian flu, believing that the universal Osterich has a limited value in killing living birds after the last six months, when the previous bird was infected with Avian flu.
This also warns against the policy of killing all birds in each flock, given the broad nature of avian flu in the wild bird population.
This is not the first time that Kennedy weighed in this case, first during an interview at a radio show in New York and was telling the host that he was “afraid of the idea that he was going to kill these animals.”
CFIA has said that the total will move forward
CBC News has reached CFIA for a response.
Earlier in the day, the agency provides CBC News with a statement that Kulla would be moving forward and it would not be the birds back. Nor will it consider a discount for its “Stamping Out” policy, which applies to all “domestic chicken” flocks where avian flu is detected, which includes ducks, chickens, and turkey along with ostrich and ams.
The spokesperson wrote, “Under Canada’s Stamping Out Policy, all domestic birds in an infected premises are designed to control the risk of further spreading.”
Court documents have shown that the CFIA had provided universal ostrich with the process of applying for a discount, but it failed to meet the essential standards, including evidence that birds were considered rare or unique that were spared. Methods to prove this include breeding books, recognition from a certified breed association or poultry industry, or specific genomic tests, which could not provide the farm.
In the case of 2022 of a turkey farm in Canada, where the avian flu was found in two barn, but other people in the premises to prevent the possible spread of different and safety measures between different structures, which are not present in the universe, they do not exist, “policy.
In that earlier statement, the CFIA says that the policy is made on the standards of the world organization for animal health and suggests that “a single laboratory confirmation case of H5 Avian Influenza is sufficient to announce the infected campus, given how easily the disease can spread to other birds.”
It says in the case of universal ostrich form, the disease was confirmed through two recent collections of duplicate samples of dead birds.
Supporters gather
The farm has attracted many supporters at Canada and internationally, some of which dozens have deployed themselves on property May 13 federal court verdict Stating that the total can move forward.
In that judgment, the judge did not weigh the scientific arguments of the case, deciding that the CFIA has a mandate to handle cases like Kule from the federal government, and it would be unfair for the judiciary to join it.
Instead, the ruling said that the CFIA had followed the appropriate channels and policies in taking its decision.
The CFIA argued that its policies are based on scientific research, as well as to try to prevent Canada’s international obligations to mutate and prevent avian flu from spreading, it is probably more dangerous for both humans and animals.
Many politicians, including BC Premier David EB, have expressed disappointment that the CFIA has not taken much flexibility on the individual case.
Jordan Kelly, an independent MLA and farmer who visited the universal ostrich told CBC News that many people who increase livestock are concerned about the stamping out policy, arguing that the avian flu has been widely spread to wild birds, which is almost impossible to stop the infections allowing animals to interact with the outside world.
However, CFIA states that it recognizes both the economic and emotional effects of Culls, which is why it provides compensation for any animal killed – up to $ 3,000 per animal in case of ostrich.
Hard decision: Professor
Fiona Brinkman, a professor of the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of Simon Fraser University, told CBC News after the court’s decision that CFIA is in front of a highly infectious disease that affects not only birds but also mammals, including humans.
“It’s really hard,” he said in an interview with CBC Debreak south Host Chris Walker. “This is eventually a pathogen tragedy that is now a threat to many industries and many animals.”
The biggest fear, he said, is that a new version of the avian flu can muute that is even more dangerous for animals and humans.
However, he said, he hoped that the CFIA would now conduct new tests on the ostrich that so much time has passed since the initial collection was given.
“I hope they are going to investigate a little more,” he said.
Debreak south7:44The BC professor feels that CFIA should collect more data before applying an order to reduce the herd of ostrich.
Fiona Brinkman is a professor of the Department of Molecular Biology and Bio Chemistry of Brinkman Simon Fraser University. She weighs on the order to reduce herds of ostrich in the south -west BC.
Brinkman said that for most of the domestic flocks of birds, the mortality rate is above 90 percent once the avian flu is detected, but it was not for the ostrich, the majority is still alive. However, this also meant that the virus could prolonged the “penis” in birds, possibly spread to wild flocks.
“There is a real problem that birds cannot be given shelter,” he said. “Poultry, for example, you can place them in a barn. It is not suitable for ostrich.”
