4 d. ago ’Deep burial’ for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull, disposal work

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its “active operations” at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen were used to cull the flock following an outbreak of avian flu, the agency said in a statement Thursday. The carcasses of 314 ostriches have been disposed of through “deep burial” at a B.C. landfill along […]

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5 d. ago Food influencer Michael Duarte shot dead by police after threats: Report

A fundraiser had said he died in a 'horrible incident'

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7 d. ago U.S. billionaire and B.C. ostrich farm spokesperson to speak for 1st time since cull

A U.S. billionaire businessman and a spokesperson for the Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., will speak for the first time since the ostrich cull took place last Thursday.

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7 d. ago Death of B.C. ostriches not the end of our fight, farm spokesperson says

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) carried out the cull at the farm last week and confirmed that the flock of 300 to 330 ostriches had been shot dead.

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1 week ago Nearly 400 ostriches shot dead at B.C. farm to end avian flu dispute

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed professional marksmen were brought in Thursday just after 3:30 p.m. to shoot and kill the ostriches.

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1 week ago All ostriches shot dead at B.C. farm after avian flu dispute

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed professional marksmen were brought in Thursday just after 3:30 p.m. to shoot and kill the ostriches.

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1 week ago More than 300 ostriches shot dead on B.C. farm by a professional marksman: CFIA

'After consulting with experts ... the CFIA concluded that the most appropriate and humane option was to use professional marksmen in a controlled on-farm setting,' the agency said

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1 week ago Ostrich cull complete at B.C. farm, flock of birds shot dead, CFIA says

A Global News camera operator at the scene of the Universal Ostrich Farm said gunshots were first heard around 6 p.m. on Thursday.

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1 week ago WARMINGTON: Onlookers ‘distraught’ as cull seemingly underway for B.C. ostriches

Decision comes not even 12 hours after Supreme Court of Canada decided it would not hear appeal of farmers

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1 week ago WARMINGTON: Onlookers ‘distraught’ as gunshots heard at Universal Ostrich Farm

Decision comes not even 12 hours after Supreme Court of Canada decided it would not hear appeal of farmers

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1 week ago Five things to know about ostrich cull case, after court delivers blow to farmers

The cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm is set to begin after the Supreme Court of Canada announced it would not be hearing an appeal by the farm’s owners. Here are five things to know about the situation at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C. 1. The court fight The Supreme […]

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1 week ago B.C. ostrich cull to go ahead after top court won’t hear appeal, CFIA says

400 birds remain on the farm after avian flu killed 69 ostriches in December 2024

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1 week ago Cull at B.C. ostrich farm will go ahead, says Supreme Court of Canada

With the Supreme Court's decision, owners at the ostrich farm will have exhausted all possible legal options to stop the cull.

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1 week ago Killings at B.C. ostrich farm will go ahead, says Supreme Court of Canada

With the Supreme Court's decision, owners at the ostrich farm will have exhausted all possible legal options to stop the cull.

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1 week ago Supreme Court plucks last hope of saving B.C. ostrich flock from cull

Canada's top court declined to hear the final appeal from Universal Ostrich Farms

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1 week ago BREAKING: Ostrich cull to go ahead after top court won’t hear appeal, CFIA says

The owners argue the surviving ostriches show no signs of illness and should be spared

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1 week ago CFIA manual describes sitting on ostriches to inject lethal drug as cull ruling nears

OTTAWA — A Canadian Food Inspection Agency document on culling birds describes how ostriches should be killed, by methods that can include breaking their necks, lethal injection, gassing or shooting. While the CFIA has repeatedly said it will not discuss its procedures in relation to a possible cull at an ostrich farm in British Columbia, […]

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1 week ago Police say nothing suspicious after man dies at B.C. ostrich farm protest camp

EDGEWOOD, B.C. — RCMP say a man has died at a British Columbia ostrich farm where protesters have been opposing a proposed cull for months, although there is nothing to suggest the death is suspicious. A police liaison team discovered the unresponsive man Monday, and Nakusp RCMP were called to what is being described as […]

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2 w. ago Mexican mayor shot, killed during Day of the Dead festivities

Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, the mayor of Michoacán, was often seen wearing a bulletproof vest and expressed fears for his own safety.

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2 w. ago Mayor who spoke out against Mexico’s drug cartels killed in Michoacan

A mayor in the Michoacan region of western Mexico who’d called on the government to do more to fight drug cartels was shot dead on Saturday evening. Federal and state authorities confirmed the assassination of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, during an event in the city centre, according to national newspaper El Economista. Two people […]

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