The case of the 300 ostriches culled in Canada sparked a huge controversy that reached the US. Criticism of the decision:

The case of the 300 ostriches culled in Canada sparked a huge controversy that reached the US. Criticism of the decision: At the end of last year, the ostriches were ordered to be culled after two tested positive for avian influenza (H5N1), following an outbreak that killed 69 birds. The farm owners, who have raised ostriches for slaughter and, in recent years, have also used them for medical research, exhausted all available legal avenues to stop the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) order, even taking their case to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Supreme Court dismissed the case Thursday morning, allowing the culling to proceed. Lower courts had ruled in favor of the Canadian government, determining that it was fulfilling its mandate to safeguard public health. On Thursday afternoon, a group of people gathered at Universal Ostrich Farms to protest the impending ostrich slaughter. "Sick parasites, you will be burned in HELL!"