Dr. Oz Ostrich Relocation Offer Rebuffed by Local Owners

Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 2:21 pm

In a twist that could only be described as half-baked animal rescue, Dr. Oz’s well-intentioned offer to rehome British Columbia’s ostriches facing a cull has been flatly rejected by the farm owners. Despite health concerns raised by U.S. officials, the operators remain unmoved.

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globalnews.ca / B.C. ostrich farm declines help from Dr. Oz to save birds from planned cull

Oz is the administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is the second health official in the Trump administration to try to prevent the cull.

theglobeandmail.com / Dr. Oz offers to relocate B.C. ostriches facing cull

The owners of the ostrich farm say they aren’t interested in moving the flock after second U.S. health official weighs in on the planned cull

thestar.com / Dr. Oz offers to relocate B.C. ostriches facing cull, but owners decline help

The operators of an ostrich farm in southeastern British Columbia say United States health official and former television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz has offered to save the birds from an impending cull by relocating them to his ranch in Florida.

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