LAST STAND – UNIVERSAL OSTRICH FARM
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I guess my point is that, though sad, ostriches aren’t people. And they did need to rely on something other than their own gumption, obviously, to survive. They needed people to stand up for them and the govt to care about them. They had more media attention than MAiD opposition has.
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Either way the denial of appropriate care is the denial of appropriate care.
Innocent ostriches were sentenced to a firing squad under cover of darkness in BC last night.
They were healthy living, breathing creatures being well cared for by their 'family' of sorts.
The so-called Supreme Court of Canada gave its blessing to this "humane culling" exercise.
MAid too has been blessed by the Supreme Court.
We have yet to see how many blessings are still to come.
It does ... but many do not know this ... it is called governing the populace or paradigm.
Sometimes folk are not comprehending a lot of stuff ...i.e. much is missing! We live in a hostile place and lie about it ...
In real life there is so much that we are directed to deny knowledge of ... if you know what's good for you ...
Remember ... we're like ostriches with our head often in the sand ... not as much alert as we believe!
Does that outline lack of intelligence in the great circle? This could explain the fringe, edge and BPD!
Life is gritty? You bet ... how else to refine the tares? Grind eM in the night ... thus night auks, or OHC men ... winging it; sweeps?
Does that outline lack of intelligence in the great circle? This could explain the fringe, edge and BPD!
Life is gritty? You bet ... how else to refine the tares? Grind eM in the night ... thus night auks, or OHC men ... winging it; sweeps?
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It was a metaphor.
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They are Ratites, which is the family of flightless birds that lack a sternal keel as did dinosaurs.
There are only five groups of ratites left in the world (ostriches, emus, kiwis, cassowaries, and Rheas).
They have a special place in the animal kingdom.
Ratites may be the closest living relatives to the dinosaurs and truly are fascinating.
The ancestors of modern ratites originated in the Northern Hemisphere (Laurasia) during the late Early Cretaceous, approximately 105-115 million years ago.
The oldest undisputed fossils of modern forms, such as ostriches, are from the Miocene of Africa and are about 20 million years old - a living heritage of the ancient past.
Ostriches are sweet, goofy birds beloved by people who choose to be their guardians.
The farmers had raised them for meat though. Were they sad about those ones? How were the “food product” ostriches killed? I mean - ostrich meat sounds disgusting to me, but be honest. The farm was a meat farm until it couldn’t be.
At $30–50 an egg, an ostrich is the closest thing to a Golden Goose that you can raise.
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Ostrich farms are profitable and the reason why these birds weren’t anymore is because they got avian flu which spreads. It can spread to humans through contact with their saliva or droppings but the biggest risk is with it spreading through the flock or via wild birds that can then spread it to other types of birds (like chickens). It can also be spread to dogs and cats. It’s one thing to be entirely against raising these animals to be killed for meat and eggs and leather and profit - but to suddenly call the farmers “guardians” is a bit disingenuous. They’re business owners.
The ostriches were a red herring.(
) At least, the protests were.
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Ostrich farms are profitable and the reason why these birds weren’t anymore is because they got avian flu which spreads. It can spread to humans through contact with their saliva or droppings but the biggest risk is with it spreading through the flock or via wild birds that can then spread it to other types of birds (like chickens). It can also be spread to dogs and cats. It’s one thing to be entirely against raising these animals to be killed for meat and eggs and leather and profit - but to suddenly call the farmers “guardians” is a bit disingenuous. They’re business owners.
The ostriches were a red herring.(
) At least, the protests were.
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Not so fun fact: a friend of mine who went to film school in the late 90’s made a documentary for a school project about this ostrich farm. Iirc the focus was on the fact that these birds were special but were being killed for meat and profit. This friend moved to the States, and died there a few years later, unexpectedly. Her family felt that if she’d been here - especially since the public healthcare system was much stronger then - she would’ve survived. She couldn’t afford private insurance/ whatever she had was subpar. Horribly ironic.
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Sad to notice the trend of those now coming out of the woodwork trying to justify the slaughter of the ostriches.
Many - if not virtually all of them - did not want to talk about the ostriches at all in the last 11 months.
They even went out of their way to Ignore the story.
Suddenly they cannot contain themselves from promoting, justifying and amplifying the government slaughter.
The propaganda campaign of the Canadian government to manufacture consent is being swallowed hook line and sinker by those who refuse to connect the dots.
Many - if not virtually all of them - did not want to talk about the ostriches at all in the last 11 months.
They even went out of their way to Ignore the story.
Suddenly they cannot contain themselves from promoting, justifying and amplifying the government slaughter.
The propaganda campaign of the Canadian government to manufacture consent is being swallowed hook line and sinker by those who refuse to connect the dots.
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You’re not being honest. The birds had avian flu - which is dangerous to people and other animals including farm animals - and the ostrich farm owners only stopped slaughtering ostriches when they were no longer lucrative and they saw COVID antibody research as an opportunity to not totally lose their business. So they made it about saving the birds. And, guess who showed up but anti-vaxxers who decided - based on their own predetermined ideas influenced by antigovernment/ anti-vax mentality, that the owners must be doing something better than the government was doing about COVID research and animal welfare. So the owners welcomed that. But they weren’t any better.
Where are activists at ostrich farms in Florida protesting the slaughter of ostriches?
Actually I was avoiding commenting. I don’t like the idea of the birds dying. But the farm was established to raise the birds for slaughter and sell them as food and leather. They were livestock, and avian flu is dangerous to many other species. That’s the truth.
If you care about the prehistoric species of birds not dying, be honest about the purpose of the farm like my friend was back in the 90s.
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Where did the idea to gather and protest the CFIA come from?
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Just keep going....
In the age of vaccines, I wonder why there has ‘t been one developed yet against this kind of flu- but then, of course, the farmer also has to pay for it, and would not get compensated for loss of birds.
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The bird flu is presently strong around Berlin, Germany, with thousands of cranes being found dead.They were on their way migrating south. Farms, Zoos,everyone is on high alert.
We didn’t want to talk about it because - and I’m not trying to be mean - the argument was a bad one. And the people making it have another agenda. And I don’t mean “you” specifically. Right wing libertarians. But you do drive me bonkers in communication. That’s another reason for not commenting here for so long.
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This is loss of wildlife and other animals that should raise a lot of concern.
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Coalitions and alliances: Farmers, scientists, and animal welfare advocates working together to propose alternatives to mass culling and push for policy reform.
Would you oppose a bird/ animal livestock vaccine? Further, would you oppose farmers’ having a requirement to vaccinate their livestock?
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