B.C. ostrich-cull lawyer says farm’s case could set precedent [Video]

A case that’s ruffling some big feathers in the West Kootenays has hatched a strong connection to White Rock.

Lawyer Michael Carter said the outcome of his firm’s challenge of a cull order issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to Universal Ostrich Farm could leave quite an impression – one that is potentially precedent-setting when it comes to avian influenza.

“We have to look at this with a bit more attention and develop better policies to address what’s happening with the avian influenza outbreak as a whole,” said Carter, a partner at Cleveland Doan LLP.

“The precedent-setting nature of it is arguing that CFIA has to look at these issues on a case-by-case basis and also kind of the humanitarian aspect of it.”

Carter is lead counsel for Universal Ostrich Farm, located in Edgewood, where …