To be clear on the details of this case: the order to cull this herd was based on a pair of faulty, bullshit tests done a year ago. If any of these birds had actually had avian flu even at that time, they would all either be dead or immune by now. Throughout the ensuing legal proceedings, the CFIA has relied exclusively on those two false positives to support their order to cull the herd, and the courts have gone along with them. They have refused to retest the birds and are now threatening to issue six figure fines to anyone who tries to test them again.

There is no public health risk here. This is about something else entirely.