Judge says ostrich cull must be allowed to proceed, rejects B.C. farm's bid for stay

OTTAWA - A Federal Court of Appeal judge says the cull of about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm hit by avian flu must be allowed to proceed, in a ruling that dismisses the farm's bid for a stay of execution.

Justice Gerald Heckman says in Friday's ruling that Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., also failed to establish any "serious or arguable issue" that needs to be addressed by the Supreme Court of Canada.