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...
Federal agency says dates for cull will not be shared with public in advanceCBC News | May 18, 2025The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it is going ahead with...
Viva Frei, May 15, 2025This is the update in the British Columbia Universal Ostrich Farm case. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued an order to KILL nearly 400 HEALTHY ostriches...
A Federal Court ruling has rejected the farm’s bid to prevent the killings, which were ordered after an outbreak of avian fluNational Post | May 14, 2025 Operators of a...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has ordered that the birds be killed.Nelson Star | May 15, 2025The Regional District of Central Kootenay board voted on May 15 to not accept...
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...
CBC News | May 14, 2025 Universal Ostrich lost court case seeking to overturn order from Canadian Food Inspection AgencyThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the cull of a...
A community group is urging the regional district to refuse to accept at the Ootischenia Landfill (above) the nearly 400 ostriches that could be killed in the cull from Edgewood’s...
May 14, 2025 – Scott Anderson, Conservative MP (Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee), visited the ostrich farm following the federal court decision upholding CFIA’s order to cull the ostriches. During the visit, he...
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...
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),...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
A controversial order to cull a flock of ostriches at a West Kootenay B.C. farm is now the subject of a judicial review in federal court. Global News, by Klaudia...
Katie Pasitney from Universal Ostrich Farms Day 1 of the Judicial Review @ 701 West Georgia Street, Vancouver BC. Katie provides an update from Federal Court, where the case of...
Article by Joel Salatin, the Lunatic FarmerApr 3, 2025 – My post today originates form Edgewood, British Columbia, where Universal Ostrich Farms faces a Canadian government assault on their 300...
North American Ag, Season 5: Episode 207Apr 3, 2025 – In this North American Ag Spotlight podcast episode, host Chrissy Wozniak interviews Katie Pasitney from Universal Ostrich, a family-owned ostrich...
April 2, 2025 – Update from Katie Pasitney on their legal battle with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to save their ostriches. Katie Pasitney @ Universal Ostrich Farms April...
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...
PRESS RELEASE Mar 25, 2025 Edgewood, British Columbia – Universal Ostrich Farms is deeply saddened to announce the tragic and senseless loss of Sarah, one of our beloved elder ostriches....
Farmers face fines and jail time for seeking independent testing as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency fights to reinstate the culling order.Source: Focal PointsNicolas Hulscher, MPH Mar 11, 2025The Canadian...
Thank you Nicholas Hulscher and the Peter McCullough Foundation for this Focal Points interview and time. We need to rise up and stand together stronger than ever right now. These...
URGENT UPDATE – OUR FIGHT FOR JUSTICE CONTINUESWe are in the fight of a century to protect our farm (research facility), our animals and the future of farming. The Canadian...
Canadian farmers ordered to kill their ostriches — a devastating and controversial strategy for mitigating the bird flu pandemic.Source: CHD.TVA British Columbia ostrich farm has been under attack by CFIA...
To the public and all our current supporters,We are reaching out to you with a plea for urgent support in our legal battle against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA),...
Feb 26, 2025 – CFIA arrived unannounced with two agents and three RCMP officers in two cruisers. They said they were inspecting the biosecurity area and disposal pile, which was...
Edgewood, British Columbia — February 25, 2025 — Universal Ostrich Farm update regarding the Canadian government’s persistent efforts to slaughter 400 healthy ostriches located on a remote rural farm in...
Joel Salatin exposes the destructive response to avian influenza. He points out that in any infected flock, there are always survivors. Instead of using these survivors to strengthen future generations,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Jimmy Dore Show · Jan 29, 2025 The owners of a remote British Columbia ostrich farm are being told to round up 400 of their ostriches and kill them...
Viva Frei, Jan 26, 2025 This is an absolute must watch and share. My interview with Katie from Universal Ostrich Farm in British Columbia. The Canadian government, via CFIA –...
Shadoe Davis, Jan 26, 2025 After repeated attempts at getting government bureaucrats to listen to reason, Karen Espersen Owner of Universal Ostrich Farm (near Edgewood BC) has been told her...
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...
Jan 24, 2025 – During an inspection by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) at Universal Ostrich Farms, the farmers question the agents about their decision to depopulate 400 healthy...
