While questions are always welcome, imagine the progress we would all make if every citizen held the government to this same level of scrutiny. What is the goal here? To save healthy animals from an inhumane and unjustified death.Our shared mission is simple and powerful: to protect healthy animals, and ultimately people, from an unnecessary,...
Federal agency says dates for cull will not be shared with public in advanceCBC News | May 18, 2025The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it is going ahead with a cull of nearly 400 ostriches living in southeastern B.C. over fears of avian flu.It doubled down on its decision on Saturday, despite the local...
Viva Frei, May 15, 2025This is the update in the British Columbia Universal Ostrich Farm case. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued an order to KILL nearly 400 HEALTHY ostriches in December 2024, on the fear that they might be infected with the Avian Flu. That was December 2024. Remember that date.The farm took the...
A Federal Court ruling has rejected the farm’s bid to prevent the killings, which were ordered after an outbreak of avian fluNational Post | May 14, 2025 Operators of a British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled said Wednesday that dozens of supporters have converged on the scene, as the federal...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has ordered that the birds be killed.Nelson Star | May 15, 2025The Regional District of Central Kootenay board voted on May 15 to not accept ostrich carcasses from a farm in Edgewood at any of its landfill sites until the birds are re-tested for the avian flu.The motion requires the...
RDCK Observer, May 15, 2025 Transcript:Chair, Aidan McLaren-Caux: There’s nothing that we can do beyond advocacy. Because it’s not, I don’t want to be the person to say it’s not our problem, but it’s outside of our power. I know that might not be the answer you want to hear. Personally, I wish there was...
CBC News | May 14, 2025 Universal Ostrich lost court case seeking to overturn order from Canadian Food Inspection AgencyThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the cull of a flock of ostriches in southwest B.C. will move forward in order to fight the threat of avian flu, but it won’t be providing details of...
A community group is urging the regional district to refuse to accept at the Ootischenia Landfill (above) the nearly 400 ostriches that could be killed in the cull from Edgewood’s Universal Ostrich Farms.Castanet | May 14, 2025 An environmental catastrophe is brewing if the regional district accepts disposal of the 400 soon-to-be-culled ostrich carcasses, a...
May 14, 2025 – Scott Anderson, Conservative MP (Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee), visited the ostrich farm following the federal court decision upholding CFIA’s order to cull the ostriches. During the visit, he met the owners of the farm, Karen and Dave, and Katie, the owner’s daughter and the public face of the ostrich farm. He also met...
May 13, 2025 – Karen Esperson provides an update from Universal Ostrich Farms. Transcript:Hi everyone, this is Karen at the Ostrich Farm. Uhh, the day came, you know, we never thought we’d have this happen. If we ever needed anybody’s help, it’s today. See all these guys behind me? These beautiful majestic birds. Do you...
