11-17-2025, 08:34 AM
This mass execution of ostriches was totally unnecessary and cruel, as you say. You are also right that the ostriches and their eggs could have provided valuable evidence of antibodies to avian flu.
There was, however, a darker side to the farm involved. The ostriches were apparently bred for specific use in scientific experiments. The press has been a bit shy about giving details of these experiments. The prospects for theses poor birds were not good previously, either - being subjected to injections and the risk of disease and death.
Of course, I wanted these ostriches to live, but I would have wanted them to have lived their lives without being used as injection fodder.
There was, however, a darker side to the farm involved. The ostriches were apparently bred for specific use in scientific experiments. The press has been a bit shy about giving details of these experiments. The prospects for theses poor birds were not good previously, either - being subjected to injections and the risk of disease and death.
Of course, I wanted these ostriches to live, but I would have wanted them to have lived their lives without being used as injection fodder.
