People from far and wide gathered in Vernon Friday before forming a convoy to Edgewood to protest a controversial cull of nearly 400 ostriches. <\/p>\n
The convoy was a microcosm of what has become a widespread movement to spare the birds from the cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in January following an avian influenza outbreak at the Central Kootenay farm. <\/p>\n
Participants in the May 30 convoy came from all over the country. People from the Lower Mainland, Alberta, Saskatchewan and even as far as Ontario and Quebec joined local protesters in forming the convoy. Folks from Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna and many other pockets of B.C. also took part. <\/p>\n
Patricia Every, from Edmonton, had been following the story about the ostrich cull and was at the Vernon Walmart parking lot Friday morning, helping to organize the convoy. <\/p>\n
About 20 vehicles were making their way to Edgewood, with some leaving Vernon and others having already arrived at the farm. The protesters formed a prayer circle shortly before leaving Vernon. <\/p>\n
\nAbout a dozen vehicles formed a convoy in Vernon Friday morning as protesters make their way to Edgewood’s Universal Ostrich farm, where nearly 400 ostriches face a controversial cull. pic.twitter.com\/sI1KkWQpit<\/a><\/p>\n
— Vernon Morning Star (@VernonNews) May 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n