A storm of outrage is growing in Canada after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ordered the killing of nearly 400 ostriches at a farm in Edgewood, British Columbia. The shocking twist? The birds are healthy. A handful of ostriches tested positive for avian influenza earlier this year, but the rest of the flock shows no sign of illness. Still, under CFIA’s rigid “stamping-out” policy, all of them must be killed to prevent any chance of the virus spreading or mutating. And now the clock is ticking — their execution date is just days away, with farmers and activists scrambling to save them. Why Critics Are Furious Not sick, but sentenced: Activists, lawyers, and scientists say the ostriches may hold natural resistance and valuable antibodies that could inform future disease prevention. Killing them means destroying that genetic stock without study. Alternatives ignored: Animal welfare groups argue Canada could quarantine, research, or relocate the birds rather than impose blanket extermination. International voices step in: Figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz have urged Canada to spare the flock. Dr. Oz even offered to relocate them to his Florida ranch. Still, the CFIA insists mass culling protects trade and public health. Opponents say it’s a case of bureaucratic overreach — one that wipes out an entire herd of rare animals for optics, not science. Even some local landfills have refused to accept ostrich carcasses, adding to the protest momentum. Canada’s decision pits public health policy against common sense compassion. The ostriches aren’t sick. Killing them may shield officials from risk on paper, but it also destroys an opportunity to learn something vital about resilience to avian flu. The post Public Outcry as Canada Orders Mass Slaughter of Healthy Ostriches appeared first on Redacted.