October 31, 2025 – Urgent call to action from Universal Ostrich Farms Background:On September 9, 2025, David Bilinski and Karen Espersen, co-owners of Universal Ostrich Farms Inc., submitted a “Request for Ministerial Reconsideration” to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food of Canada. Even though this is specifically a Ministerial Request (requiring a response from the...
October 14, 2025 Source: Rumble – C. Shields Search Warrant vs. CFIA’s Warrant to Search: how this single word change allowed CFIA to overstep its authority. Most Canadians hear the words “search warrant” and think of police investigating a crime. But what the CFIA obtained in Edgewood, British Columbia wasn’t that. It was something very...
September 22, 2025, 03:31:50 A.M. MST Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) letter dated September 22, 2025, to David Bilinski and Karen Espersen, co-owners of Universal Ostrich Farms Ltd, in response to the farm’s “Request for Ministerial Reconsideration” to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food on September 11, 2025. Even though this is a Ministerial Request...
Farm Aid Canada (“Live-Stock”), hosted at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, BC Save the date! July 11-13, 2025 Live Music Festival to fund legal defense of Universal Ostrich Farms and to help protect other small farms. Live Music, Farm Tours, Local Vendors, Freedom Talks – Community Conversation and Fun! The musicians and speakers lineup is from Friday July...
June 20, 2025 – Update from Universal Ostrich Farms Today, June 20, 2025, another win…an Emergency Stay was granted. Universal Ostrich Farm won an emergency stay order today, until approximately mid-July when we will need to go to Ottawa. More updates as we learn more… It has been 156 days with no illness and 171...
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...
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...
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, 2025 The 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...
