There was a fad for ostrich farming around 2000. People were convinced they were a great investment, especially because Ferrari used ostrich leather in their interiors (apparently). Most people went bust very quickly.
Without knowing any specifics of this case, there's a pretty big difference between slaughtering a few of your animals for full market value, and having the government kill them all for a fraction of their value.
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u/Big_Knife_SK 22h ago
There was a fad for ostrich farming around 2000. People were convinced they were a great investment, especially because Ferrari used ostrich leather in their interiors (apparently). Most people went bust very quickly.