The Canadian government agency CFIA decided to kill all of the ostriches on a farm for dubious scientific reasons. The CFIA argued that it was necessary to stop an outbreak of (deadly) avian flu. HHS in the US (Health and Human Services) disagreed, among others.
The supreme court of Canada decided not to hear the case about the ostriches, which suggests that they are biased towards letting government agencies run wild. (So if the government has crazy policies regarding vaccine injury, the SCC will likely side with the government.)
The CFIA moved forward to kill the animals, even though there’s no reason to do it now because of the delay introduced by the litigation. (The delay means that the birds have all recovered or died from the flu by now. It’s unlikely to spread.)
The cull arguably increases the risk of avian flu spreading because the farm could bring in new animals without any immunity to any avian flu.
