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[Matt R.]

I feel like they missed an opportunity for some helicopter scenes here.

[Victoria Watcher]

They could have filmed a movie like “The Cove” but with ostriches instead of dolphins. That movie was a big hit.

[aastra]

 

 

Hopefully the guy got paid on par with those Sidney Island deer snipers.

 

"Deer Snipers" is an underrated horror movie. Not as good as "Dog Soldiers", but still pretty good.

[dasmo]

They actually failed too. The contract was cancelled. Too used to shooting birds in a barrel I guess.

[Victoria Watcher]

Animal sanctuary staff in Summerland, B.C., ‘devastated’ by avian flu case

 

https://cheknews.ca/...u-case-1288730/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 10 November 2025 - 07:56 AM.

[dasmo]

KILL EM ALL!

[Victoria Watcher]

That's the plan, likely.

[dasmo]

Including the staff? 

[Mike K.]

While we jest, the price of chickens is set to soar into 2026 due to avian flu culls and impacts on the industry.

In the last week, two restaurants I was at had no chicken items on their menu available. I’m not sure if that’s a coincidence, or a sign of the times. Staff didn’t know why the items weren’t available, but I can imagine that either supply is being strained or prices have already jumped, or both.

[lanforod]

Are you speculating or do you have some more info on that? Avian flu culls aren't exactly new here, and bird flocks for broiler chickens grow very very fast (its like, 2 months from chick to butchered), so I'm wondering where thats coming from.

[Mike K.]

After all these years of asking me that question, you still think I randomly make stuff up?

[dasmo]

Lab grown meat or insect paste is obviously the answer.

[lanforod]

After all these years of asking me that question, you still think I randomly make stuff up?

 

Not out of thin air, but I do think you may be make assumptions on things.... So where's it coming from... I'm just asking...

[dasmo]

Are you speculating or do you have some more info on that? Avian flu culls aren't exactly new here, and bird flocks for broiler chickens grow very very fast (its like, 2 months from chick to butchered), so I'm wondering where thats coming from.

The intensity and scale is new

 

Global peak: ~146 million birds affected in 2022 (reported peak year for HPAI).
WOAH

 

Large multi-year total: hundreds of millions of birds culled globally in 2020–2024 (reviews estimate >600 million poultry losses worldwide across 2005–2024, with a strong concentration in 2021–2023).
PMC

 

United States: tens to hundreds of millions of birds affected since 2022 (CDC/USDA dashboards and APHIS analyses show cumulative affected birds in the high-100 millions range for the 2022–2024 period).

CDC

 

Canada: millions of birds culled — government estimates reported ~7.5 million culled by mid-2023 and reporting ~11 million dead/culled by late-2024.
NCCEH

 

Europe & elsewhere: Numerous EU/EEA countries saw large outbreaks and major depopulations in 2021–2023; Poland, France and Russia reported hundreds of millions culled across 2020–2023 in aggregated reporting.
ECDC

[Matt R.]

Suppliers have been telling me for weeks to brace for coming shortages and price spikes, 20-30% is the number I have seen but time will tell. So far nothing has budged.

[Matt R.]

No idea why anyone would be short. We buy all sorts of cuts and brands between the two places and no issue with supply at all.

[UDeMan]

I am sure Costco will keep the price of their rotisserie chicken the same. Save a few bucks on the chicken,then spend $400 on other things.

[lanforod]

Heck, we got a day old rotisserie from them the other day. Just 5.99. Warm it up, good to go. Great deal.

[Mike K.]

Heck, we got a day old rotisserie from them the other day. Just 5.99. Warm it up, good to go. Great deal.

At a Costco?

You sure you weren’t at a Dollarama? Costco does not sell day old rotisserie.

Google AI: No, Costco Canada does not sell day-old rotisserie chicken, as it pulls hot chickens from the display after two hours and repurposes them for other products like salads, soups, and pot pies. Any unsold whole chickens are not sold as day-old products.

[lanforod]

What can I say, that's what happened. Maybe it wasn't day old, but hours old? I dunno. But it was on the cold shelf and 5.99 instead of their usual 7.99 for a hot one. It comes with reheat instructions.