OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has denied an application for another stay order to delay a cull of about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm that was hit by an outbreak of avian influenza, removing a legal block against the slaughter proceeding.

Katie Pasitney, the spokeswoman for Universal Ostrich Farms, said Friday’s ruling means an interim stay granted last weekend to give the farm in Edgewood, B.C., time to make legal submissions “no longer exists.”

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the slaughter on Dec. 31, 2024, during an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu that killed 69 ostriches.

Pasitney, whose mother co-owns the farm, said in a video posted to Facebook that they were “trying to figure out the next steps” while facing an “open cull order.”

“They made very clear

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