Federal Judge Says Cull of 400 Ostriches at BC Farm Hit by Avian Flu Can Proceed

Federal Judge Says Cull of 400 Ostriches at BC Farm Hit by Avian Flu Can Proceed
A herd of ostriches is seen on a remote farm in Edgewood, B.C., in an undated photo supplied by Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. The Canadian Press/HO-Katie Pasitney
The Canadian Press
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A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull late last year after the flu outbreak, but the court granted a stay in January pending a judicial review.