Re:Public · Feb 20, 2025 Katie Pasitney, daughter of Karen Espersen, owner of Universal Ostrich Farms in the remote town of Edgewood, British Columbia, has been ordered to cull their entire herd of 400 ostriches. If they don’t cull them, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will.The ordeal began in December 2024 when an anonymous person...
We are in a huge battle to save our animals, and in turn, they could help save yours.Let’s not allow this to become another mistake made by the government. Help us protect the science that supports natural immunity, which could be key to both animal and human survival.We are prepared to fight with everything we...
Western Standard · Jarryd Jäger · Feb 18, 2025 The Canadian Shooting Sports Association has slammed the Canadian Food Inspection Agency following revelations that the federal agency considered hiring hunters to kill 400 ostriches on a family farm in Edgewood, British Columbia.The fate of the flock at Universal Ostrich Farm is uncertain as the battle...
CSSA, Feb 18, 2025 Nowhere in CSSA’s mandate will you find the word “Ostrich” yet we find ourselves defending a flock of 400 Ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, British Columbia, from an unjust government kill order.[i]“CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) expected us to walk out and kill every one of our 400 birds...
Western Standard · Jarryd Jäger · Feb 12, 2025The federal government has appealed a court ruling that temporarily halted the culling of 400 ostriches on a family farm in British Columbia.Lawyers for the Department of Justice acting on behalf of Canadian Food Inspection Agency also asked for an expedited hearing of the judicial review and clarification of the...
PRESS RELEASE Feb 11, 2025DOJ Lawyers File Appeal! This appeal is in addition to the motion for clarification and an expedited Judicial Review hearing already before the court.The Department of Justice lawyers, acting on behalf of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) filed more court documents yesterday.Late this morning Universal Ostrich farm owners Karen Espersen and...
ROUND 2!!! The ostriches are still not safe. The CFIA is still pushing for them to be killed.This fight isn’t just about the future of 400 birds — it’s about something much bigger. It’s about standing up against government overreach, demanding transparency, protecting the livelihoods of hardworking people, and defending the right to test and...
TORONTO — A federal judge has granted a temporary reprieve to about 400 ostriches that were facing a deadline on Saturday for them to be killed at a British Columbia farm hit by an outbreak of avian flu.By: Hannah Alberga, The Canadian PressJan 31, 2025A federal judge has granted a temporary reprieve to about 400...
Jan 31, 2025 – We successfully won our temporary injunction which means our ostriches get to stay alive. Katie Pasitney @ Universal Ostrich Farms Jan 31, 2025 – Today is a good day! We’ve won an injunction to stop the cull while a judicial review looks into the CFIA’s handling of this order. Thank you...
CBC News · Andrew Kurjata · Federal Court judge staves off Feb. 1 cull deadline as convoy of supporters embraces their cause. Dave Bilinski and Karen Espersen of Universal Ostrich pose with a portion of their flock of birds after learning a deadline to have them killed over avian flu concerns has been put off by a federal...
