Dear friends and supporters,We are absolutely devastated to share today’s Federal Court decision, issued on May 13, 2025. The court ruled in favour of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), upholding their order to destroy our beloved ostriches and rejecting our plea to save them.The court’s decision accepted the CFIA’s justification under the Health of...
CTV News | The Canadian Press, May 8, 2025 The battle over a B.C. farm facing a mandated cull made its way to the legislature Thursday. VICTORIA — A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds. The...
Watch on Facebook May 8, 2025 – Jordan Kealy, MLA for Peace River North, presented the case of Universal Ostrich Farms during Oral Question Period in the BC Legislature.The question was addressed to Hon. Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture and Food, who responded on behalf of the government.We’re grateful the situation is being acknowledged at...
May 6, 2025 – Katie Pasitney provides an update from Universal Ostrich Farms. Visit Us at:301 Langille Road, Edgewood, BC Your support is appreciated as we await the court’s decision. The full video can be found here.
Edgewood, British Columbia — May 2, 2025 — Credible reports indicate that the Ootischenia Landfill, under the jurisdiction of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), is preparing to bury approximately 400 ostrich carcasses, totaling 140,000 pounds of biological material, from a remote farm in Edgewood, British Columbia, before a judicial decision has been made....
Jordan Kealy, MLA⋅May 2, 2025The Universal Ostrich Farm needs your help to get this message out and put pressure on the Federal Government and the CFIA.The CFIA is planning to kill all their ostriches, even though the birds are healthy and not used for human consumption. These ostriches are part of important antiviral research and are...
April 17, 2025 – Katie Pasitney from Universal Ostrich Farms provides an update on the family’s legal battle with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to save their ostriches. Share This Story
Katie Pasitney from Universal Ostrich Farms Day 2 of the Judicial Review @ 701 West Georgia Street, Vancouver BC. Katie provides an update from Federal Court, where the case of Universal Ostrich Farms against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is underway. Good morning everybody. Day Two in Vancouver and we just want to thank...
Universal Ostrich in Edgewood had faced Feb. 1 deadline to cull birds after H5N1 was detected on farm CBC News · Akshay Kulkarni · Posted: Apr 15, 2025 Lawyers for a B.C. ostrich farm, which has been ordered to cull its entire flock over avian flu concerns, told a Federal Court judge on Tuesday that officials’ order to depopulate the...
