Dr. Oz’s Plan to Save 400 Ostriches Rejected by Farm Owners’ Daughter [Video]

Dr. Mehmet Oz’ offer to provide sanctuary to 400 ostriches facing death in Canada due to bird flu has been rejected.

Katie Pasitney, whose parents own Universal Ostrich Farm, said they are not interested in moving the flock, although she said her family is grateful for the support. “We want to keep this in Canada,” she told CBC News.

Why It Matters

In January, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ordered the birds be killed after 69 of the same flock at Universal Ostrich Farm in the West Kootenays died from the highly infectious virus. The farm has been fighting the order in court. A judge dismissed a challenge this month that sought to stop the order.

The U.S. is currently dealing with one of the largest outbreaks of avian flu in decades which sent egg prices soaring. The CFIA has said it believes some 14 million domestic birds in Canada have been hit by the disease.