The mother and daughter at the centre of a movement to save their flock of 400 ostriches from a cull order had just finished a sombre and tearful prayer alongside supporters at their farm in British Columbia, when they heard the Supreme Court of Canada had granted a last-minute stay, sparing the birds for now.

The crowd erupted in loud cheers, with several saying God had heard their prayer.

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“They’re safe today! They live today!” said Katie Pasitney, whose mother is a co-owner of the farm near the tiny community of Edgewood in southeastern B.C.

“We have time,

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