A federal judge has stayed an order to kill approximately 400 ostriches infected with avian flu on a British Columbia farm, pending a judicial review. Justice Michael Battista ruled that proceeding with the cull before further examination would cause irreparable harm to the farm, Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. The farm argued that the ostriches, whose genetics are used in an antibody research study, are rare and valuable.
A herd of ostriches is seen on a remote farm in Edgewood, B.C., in an undated photo supplied by Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. A federal judge has stayed an order to kill 400 ostriches hit by an avian flu outbreak on a B.C. farm, pending a review of the case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Katie Pasitney, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Justice Michael Battista ruled Friday to stay the cull order imposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency while the farm involved seeks a judicial review of the case. A lawyer for Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. had argued in a Friday hearing that the ostriches should be exempted from the order because their genetics are the subject of an antibody research study, making them rare and valuable.Michael Carter says his clients — farm co-owners Karen Espersen and Dave Bilinski — had “happy tears” when they learned the news after watching the proceedings virtually from Edgewood, approximately 200 kilometres east of Kelowna.
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