Canadian Ostriches Have Become Martyrs for the U.S. Right

Canadian Ostriches Have Become Martyrs for the U.S. Right

How a fight over culling birds turned into an anti-government flash point.

Dozens of ostriches stand together on a farm, seen from the shoulder up. Their long necks are parallel to each other; one ostrich in the distance has its head turned to the camera and its mouth open. November 11, 2025, 1:57 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

They’re incapable of flight but great for starting fights—including international culture war skirmishes. A few hundred ostriches on a Canadian farm have become unlikely martyrs for conservatives around the world after they became the targets of a federally ordered cull.

Throughout 2025, the ostriches have drawn support from right-wing social media, which began promoting the story as an examp