RCMP Braces for Arrests Amid B.C. Ostrich Farm Protest

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 2:21 pm

RCMP officers have visited a British Columbia ostrich farm where protesters are frantically trying to block the planned cull of around 400 birds mandated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. With potential arrests looming, authorities are strutting in readiness to tame the feathered fiasco.

theglobeandmail.com / B.C. owners of ostriches condemned because of avian flu outbreak seek new legal challenge

The CFIA has said that the cull is necessary to protect both animal and human health, and that the ‘humane depopulation and disposal’ of the birds will proceed

globalnews.ca / Ahead of ostrich cull, RCMP warn B.C. farm protesters of possible arrest

RCMP liaison officers have visited a British Columbia ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests at the property where protesters are trying to prevent a cull of about 400 birds ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

thestar.com / RCMP visits B.C. ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests

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