An ostrich at the Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., on May 17, 2025. The Canadian Press/Aaron Hemens
U.S. billionaire John Catsimatidis is urging the Supreme Court of Canada to allow U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testing on a flock of ostriches subject to a cull order by Canadian officials since last December.
The cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently stayed following a Supreme Court decision issued Sept. 24, which prevents the CFIA from enforcing its “stamping-out policy” on the flock of 399 birds at Universal Ostrich Farms while the court goes through the process to consider the farm’s request to appeal the order.
