Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ashley Joannou
Publication Date: August 27, 2025 - 06:55
New York billionaire says he is helping fund legal fight to stop cull of B.C. ostriches
August 27, 2025
A New York billionaire who is an avid supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump says he is helping fund the legal battle by a British Columbia ostrich farm against an order to cull their flock of about 400 birds after an avian flu outbreak.
John Catsimatidis says he and a friend have contributed about US$35,000 to the legal fight by Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood in B.C.’s Interior, to stop the cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
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