India and Canada have both reported outbreaks of the bird flu in animals. India says that two storks died at a zoo after contracting the virus, while Canada approved a cull of 400 ostriches to prevent the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
India has also sent a sample from another dead captive bird for testing, as authorities implement biosecurity measures and intensive surveillance to prevent the spread of the virus to other animals and humans, according to the Times of India, as reported by Yahoo News. The zoo where the storks died has been shut down until further orders are received from the ruling class.
A Canadian court has also ordered the culling of 400 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms, a 65-acre, family-owned operation located about 55 miles north of the U.S. border. The owners of the farm have been fighting with the ruling class to allow their birds to live since December. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a cull order for the remaining flock after 69 birds died within a 36-day period. Two of the dead birds tested positive for the bird flu.
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The federal appeals court dismissed the appeal of the farm’s owners, Karen Espersen and Dave Bilinski, continuing to demand the culling of their birds.
Mass slaughter has long been the ruling class’s primary strategy for containing bird flu, a highly contagious disease caused by influenza A viruses that spread among wild birds, aquatic birds, birds of prey, and waterfowl, as well as domestic birds such as poultry, according to The Washington Post.
“Our disease response aims to protect both public and animal health, as well as minimize impacts on the $6.8 billion domestic poultry industry, and the Canadian economy,” a statement by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reads. “This supports Canadian families and poultry farmers whose livelihoods depend on maintaining international market access for $1.75 billion in exports.”
While the bird flu has all but removed itself from the headlines in the United States, it is still showing up in outbreaks in other parts of the world.
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Culling has been largely unsuccessful, resulting in a significant increase in both egg and poultry meat prices. Had culling been successful, we’d have seen the bird flu eradicated after millions of animals were killed to stop the spread.
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