Judge Grants Temporary Reprieve to Hundreds of BC Ostriches Facing Avian Flu Cull

Judge Grants Temporary Reprieve to Hundreds of BC Ostriches Facing Avian Flu Cull
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 judge has granted a temporary reprieve to about 400 ostriches that were facing a deadline on Saturday for them to be killed at a British Columbia farm hit by an outbreak of avian flu.

Justice Michael Battista ruled Friday to stay the cull order imposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency while the farm seeks a judicial review of the case.