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Podcast: The Same Drugs
Episode: Why did the Canadian government slaughter 300 ostriches?
Description: Earlier in November, after a months-long legal battle, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency appeared at Universal Ostrich Farms in the dead of night with snipers, slaughtering 300+ ostriches. The owners of the farm—a family—were forced to listen as their ostriches, many of whom they’d had for 30 years, were killed in an inexplicably inhumane way. The Canadian government used a supposed “H5N1 outbreak” as an excuse, but many, including the farm owners, believe something much more nefarious was afoot. I spoke with Viva Frei about the scandal. (Find the clip Viva referenced from CB...