The owners of an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., say they are not giving up the fight to save hundreds of birds.

“So we have had an outpouring response of love and support, which has given us so much determination to continue the battle,” Katie Pasitney of Universal Ostrich Farm told Global News.

“The battle is for all Canadians. It is not for just this farm. We are seeking policy reform. We’re looking at better ways than mass culling. It should not be a one-size-fits-all solution to all Canadians, farms and our animals.”

After nearly eight months of fighting to save its flock, Universal Ostrich Farm lost its final appeal to prevent a government-ordered cull.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency mandated the destruction of about 400 ostriches following an outbreak of avian influenza

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