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Ostrich farmers awaiting Supreme Court decision get little attention from Ottawa (cheknews.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Sunshine@piefed.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Aren't these birds safe now, since they have recovered from the flu? I mean, we don't quarantine people permanently after they recover from the flu because they're not infectious anymore. Insisting they still be culled at this point serves only to set an example that no one should try to skirt health laws simply by delaying (which may have some merit, but seems cruel to me). Still. I don't dispute that they should have been culled originally but the infectious window's "ship has sailed", has it not? So it seems a bit pointless to do now unless they actually still present a threat. If the farm owners delayed the culling by impeding it then penalize them, certainly with fines or jail time. But the animals don't need to suffer at this point do they?

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

(sorry for the late reply)

Aren’t these birds safe now, since they have recovered from the flu?

we don’t quarantine people permanently after they recover from the flu

Correct, and we also don’t have cull orders for humans.

Insisting they still be culled at this point serves only to set an example

Incorrect. This flock is compromised and is putting humans and other birds at risk

the infectious window’s “ship has sailed”, has it not?

But the animals don’t need to suffer at this point do they?

Right, they don’t need to suffer. They need to be either absolutely quarantined or destroyed. The owners are making zero effort to quarantine the birds, so it’s on them that the only option is culling.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't claim to be a veterinarian, doctor or flu expert, so if what you say is true and they are still a risk to spread avian flu to other animals then I agree, sadly they need to be culled. I was under the impression that the virus would have burned itself out among the flock if it were isolated all this time. But if they weren't being isolated all this time then that's not a valid premise.

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

The fact that the farmers are still making zero effort to isolate these animals from humans and wildlife is the main reason the animals need to be culled as soon as possible