American Billionaire Says Supreme Court Should Allow US Testing of BC Ostriches Before Culling

American Billionaire Says Supreme Court Should Allow US Testing of BC Ostriches Before Culling
An ostrich at the Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., on May 17, 2025. The Canadian Press/Aaron Hemens
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U.S. billionaire John Catsimatidis is urging the Supreme Court of Canada to allow U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testing on a flock of ostriches subject to a cull order by Canadian officials since last December.

The cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently stayed following a Supreme Court decision issued Sept. 24, which prevents the CFIA from enforcing its “stamping-out policy” on the flock of 399 birds at Universal Ostrich Farms while the court goes through the process to consider the farm’s request to appeal the order.