U.S health official and former television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz says culling a herd of ostriches at a B.C. farm would be a mistake because the animals offer an “incredible opportunity” for scientific research.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ordered nearly 400 birds at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., to be culled after 69 ostriches died in an outbreak of avian flu on the property in December 2024 and January 2025.
