由于对禽流感的担忧, 加拿大最高法院可能会推迟对是否听取对杀害健康鸟的上诉的裁决. Canada’s Supreme Court may delay ruling on whether to hear appeal against cull of healthy ostriches amid avian flu concerns.

加拿大最高法院不太可能在10月30日之前就是否听取对计划在不列颠哥伦比亚省的一家农场屠杀数百只鸟的上诉作出裁决, The Supreme Court of Canada is unlikely to rule before October 30 on whether to hear an appeal against a planned cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, following the arrest of a cull opponent who crossed a quarantine line. 加拿大食品检查署在发现两只死亡鸟类有H5N1禽流感后,于12月下令进行围捕,但农场主认为其余鸟类没有生病,应该进行检测。 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull in December after H5N1 avian flu was detected in two dead birds, though farm owners argue the remaining birds show no illness and should be tested. 法院给予暂时居留权,将鸟类置于CFIA监护之下。 The court has granted a temporary stay, keeping the birds under CFIA custody. 该案件于10月23日没有被列入复审名单,推迟了裁决。 The case was not listed for review on October 23, delaying a decision. 这场争议引发了抗议,先前逮捕,以及骚扰指控,CFIA坚持认为看起来健康的鸟类仍然可以传播病毒. The dispute has drawn protests, prior arrests, and allegations of harassment, with the CFIA maintaining that healthy-looking birds can still spread the virus.