He took them under his wing!

Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis launched a crusade to save ostriches from being killed on a farm in Canada after a heartfelt appeal from one of the farmers — and now US officials are offering to take in the birds for research purposes, The Post has learned.

But despite the efforts of the animal-loving supermarket mogul and American officials to save the ostriches, nearly 400 of the animals could still be slaughtered as soon as Friday at the Universal Ostrich Farm in British Columbia.

“That’s a real f–k you to everyone in the United States,” Catsimatidis said of Canada apparently snubbing the offer to take the birds for research. “Something smells.” 3

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the culling to curb the spread of the avian flu

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