Mounties say they have been requested to attend an ostrich farm in British Columbia's Interior where about 400 birds have been ordered culled due to the risks of avian flu.

An RCMP statement says police support is being given to the lead agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which has been "granted lawful authority to execute a search warrant."

A spokesperson for the farm, Katie Pasitney, says a convoy of police vehicles and waste disposal trucks is outside the property in Edgewood, B.C., Monday morning.

On Friday, the farm said they had received information from a source indicating the CFIA would be set to cull their birds at some point in the near future.

The CFIA has repeatedly said they would not provide advance notice of when the cull would take place.

However, a B.

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