New Territory Media by Mindy Patterson In a horrific example of government overreach, Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, British Columbia, faces the slaughter of nearly 400 ostriches due to a most dubious action by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). This case has sent alarm not just to farmers in Canada, but also to American...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rebel News · Drea Humphrey · January 24, 2025In case you missed it, the federal government has order the culling of some 400 ostriches, after an avian flu outbreak. It threatens to destroy a family-run ostrich farm spanning decades … all in the name of protecting public health.Founded in 1995, Universal Ostrich Farm sells bird oil, feathers and...
City News, January 13, 2025 Owners of Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood have been devastated by a decision to cull their entire flock due to an active avian flu outbreak. Lauren Stallone has more.
Global News, January 10, 2025 Owners of a West Kootenay ostrich farm are devastated to learn they are set to lose their entire flock due to a bird flu outbreak. A cull has been ordered, but as Victoria Femia reports, the family says this would actually be counterproductive to fighting the H5N1 virus.
