
A BC’s Shottermag form ordered the abolition of its entire flock, which is about 400 400 birds due to anenia flu infection at his request, rather than because they are competing with their case in court – and In the public opinion court.
The Universal ostrich is located on the rural road near the BC Western BC in the Western Kotanai region. Going there is about 175 km from Kelona, along with a collision highway, or flying around 360 km northeast of Vancouver.
And for the past several weeks, it has been a growing set of supporters who see the order to kill birds, which can survive for 30 or 40 years, for example the government’s look that calculates the details. I fail. Of the situation facing farm owners, Karen Esperson and Dave Bleanski, who have raised some birds who have been suffering for decades.
“We just want transparency,” said Esperson’s daughter Katie Pastney, who is working as a farm spokesman.
Universal ostrich Katie Pastney introduces some of its Facebook followers to the ostrich, which was killed by Canada’s Food Inspection Agency after detecting the AV flu in the Ain Flow form.
On Thursday, he said his lawyer had filed an emergency order in the BC Supreme Court to stop the Coal and was hoping that the case would be heard on Friday.
Pastney said that while some ostrichs in the field have really died due to the Avi flu – a total of 69 – they are just a small percentage of the flock. And, he said, the dead were all young, while the rest of the ostrich are good in health.
He argued that “we are immunized by the flock,” he said, “There have been no new deaths since January 14, and telling the CBC’s news that the birds who are still alive, none of this.” The symptoms of the disease are not displayed. (Researchers have contacted CBC News to have limited information about whether ostrich chicken can create immunity from the Avian flu.)
The risk of spread is also reduced, as the universal ostrich does not sell its birds for meat, Esperson said.
Instead, in recent years, the farm has asked to increase the ostrich to research its ability to fight diseases, saying he has a partnership with Japan’s Kyoto Prefecture University. Make headlines for her work with ostrich eggs and detect Covid -19 with eggs.
CBC has reached News University, but has not heard it back.
But researchers say whether the birds can create immunity from the Avine Flu, the data is weak, and the Universal Outher Business could not change a decision with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Is
Earlier this month, the agency issued a coal order after detecting the House flu on December 31, and gave the owners a deadline on February 1 – this week – to remove the ostrich.
Widely ill
If this happens, the flock will be included in the BC BC nearly nine million domestic birds and more than 14 million Canada wide, which has either ended or died after being affected by the current H5N1 tension of the Avian flu. Is For the first time in the province in 2022, it was discovered, citing the extremely pathogenic Avenue Influenza (HPAI).
The death count includes poultry in the BC more than 200 current and earlier affected premises, mostly spreading farms and processing facilities, but also at least one. Patting Zoo HouseWhose owner described the heartbreaking act of saying goodbye to more than four dozen chickens and ducks.
As the Universal ostrich describes its animals – which is introducing help on the Pastini social media for drums – Patting Zoo owner said his birds have “everyone’s names and it’s just ‘Livestocks’ were no more than. “
A household has died in the United States after raw pets and H5N1 bird flu contract. Dr. Christopher Laboos, an epidemic expert, told CBC News that any individual pets are still at risk of getting aneen flu, but what makes it easier to affect a variety of animals, ‘ It will be easier for this virus to affect humans. ‘
A The statement posted this weekThe CFIA acknowledged that animal death could take an emotional tool, but said its job was to reduce the risk of spreading the virus, including humans.
“The purpose of our disease is to protect the health of the public and animal, reduce the impact on the domestic poultry industry, and reduce the Canadian economy.… In domestic poultry, including ostrichs, it is domestic in the affected premises. Birds are met by timely settlement. “
The agency said, the duty of doing so, the Health of Animal Act and in its mandate under its World Organization for Animal HealthCanada is a member.
Benefits in risks vs. Killing decisions

Avenue flu can spread rapidly between domestic and wild birds, whose long migration samples provide more opportunity to move the disease to societies and other animals, including humans.
He said, the effect of a total can be limited.
In an e -mail to CBC News, Jay Scott Waves, a professor of Ontario Veterinary College, said the process is generally understood “when there is a widespread infection for people nearby, and others The risk of exposure is limited, “and in cases where there is a limited value of animal death – whether for economic, personal or protection purposes.
He emphasized caution around those claims that the rest of the ostrich in the form could be protected from the avenue flu, considering that research in the sector is weak, but he said that now the disease control approach. There is no argument in favor of an argument. The H5N1 tension of the Avenue Flu has been well established.
“An individual group of birds is now lacking in bucket,” he said. “Cooling probably has little benefit to the population.”
He added, though, from the “risk of risk”, to a whole is “the easiest thing”.
And the dangers of allowing the Evan flu, especially in the BC, are specifically clarified in the BC, where last year, a 13 -year -old girl was the first in Canada to affect H5N1. He spent several weeks in intensive care at the BC Children’s Hospital after experiencing respiratory failure and pneumonia.
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The form of a shotter in the western quota is the spread of Canada’s first Avenue Flu in the ostrich chickens. It has been ordered to remove the entire flock of birds, which has destroyed the owners.
Elsewhere, including in the United States, human death has been reported after the infection, and it is feared that if the avenue flu is allowed to spread and replace, it may also be in Canada.
The CFIA said in its statement, “CFIA takes responsibility for protecting animals and Canada’s health in a very serious “”
The agency also said that it contains veterinarians and inspectors who work with farmers to develop a human plan to kill their birds, and that if the fields are not complied with, they are fined and in jail. May be encountered.
It further states that owners can be compensated – in the case of Shotargers – up to $ 3,000 per bird – with auxiliary documents.
“Although compensation cannot meet the emotional tool of the population, it can provide resources to recover and re -establish operations, the CFIA said.
Pastney said, but this is not possible for the universal ostrich. Her mother is in her 60s, which is her business partner in the 70s, and she does not feel that she is a new set of birds, especially with ostrich tanks Can start
“They are in a wonderful order.” They know them. “
Rising support

And the farm owners have found sympathizers for their story.
The rights group have joined animal justice, argue that instead of large -scale coals, Canada should focus on improving the situation in large -scale poultry farms, where birds are kept in more limited conditions.
The goal has also been picked up by groups and individuals who are previously involved in protesting against public health measures around Covade 19, a part of which is due to the form of the form that their ostrich is “.” Natural antibodies “and should be studied whether they can help or not fight diseases in humans or other animals.

The most important of these groups is BC Rising, which includes a section on the website that argues that the United Nations led by Kovide 19 UN -led land and 15 -minute cities. Part of the plot, which is aimed at running. The neighborhood is actually a plot to trap people in the individual sectors of our city.
The site now has a section titled “Save Our Lords”, which urges the universal ostrich convoy plans on Saturday, urging the participants to bring the camera from the participants but the house. I have to remind the “political signs or flags” and the members to remain peaceful.
When asked about this post, who shared Pastney, he said that when he does not confirm every idea from his family’s supporters, he was shouting by his ostrich chickens. Welcome.
“We are just trying to do what is right,” he said. “I’m blowing.”