Massacre at Universal Ostrich Farms: Canada kills hundreds of birds despite no evidence of avian flu

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency slaughtered hundreds of ostriches at Edgewood, British Columbia's Universal Ostrich Farms Thursday night.

Using rifles, at least two “marksmen” believed to be working at the CFIA’s Enforcement Investigation and Services Unit in its Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, branch unloaded hundreds of rounds into the birds beginning on Thursday evening and continuing into the early hours of Friday morning.

While sifting through material filled with the blood and remains of the supposedly infected ostriches, the police wore no protective gear and worked with their bare hands.

To those who raised and cared for them, each ostrich was more than a number. Among the dead were Spike, "tough and protective"; the "feisty" and "full of attitude" Anna; and Kickaroo, so named