Supreme Court plucks last hope of saving B.C. ostrich flock from cull

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court plucked the last hope for survival of the now-famous flock of over 300 B.C. ostriches whose owner was hoping to save from being culled by the federal food inspection agency.

On Thursday morning, Canada’s top court declined to hear the final appeal from Universal Ostrich Farms of a series of lower court decisions confirming that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) had fairly determined the flock of exotic birds needed to be culled. --