Frank is Fed Up with the Feds FalsehoodsEdgewood, BC – June 6, 2025Disinformation Response to two CFIA Statements (May 31, 2025):Update on the CFIA’s actions at an HPAI infected premises at a BC ostrich farm CFIA’s basis for applying disease control measures at an avian influenza infected ostrich farmBiosecurity Disinformation #6: The farm failed to undertake...

Frank is Fed Up with the Feds FalsehoodsEdgewood, BC – June 5, 2025Disinformation Response to two CFIA Statements (May 31, 2025):Update on the CFIA’s actions at an HPAI infected premises at a BC ostrich farm CFIA’s basis for applying disease control measures at an avian influenza infected ostrich farmFacilities and IndustryDisinformation #4: Further, the current...

Frank is Fed Up with the Feds FalsehoodsCFIA Disinformation #1, #2, and #3Edgewood, BC – June 4, 2025Disinformation Response to two CFIA Statements (May 31, 2025):Update on the CFIA’s actions at an HPAI infected premises at a BC ostrich farm CFIA’s basis for applying disease control measures at an avian influenza infected ostrich farmMy name...

Universal Ostrich Farm Urges Scientific Review Before Unjustified Culling of Healthy BirdsEdgewood, BC – June 2, 2025Response to Friday’s CFIA releaseKey Messages:Only 2 of more than 400 ostriches were tested by CFIA 6 months ago. The ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farm are healthy and have shown no signs of illness for over 4 months. Our...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...