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 Van Emmerik Posted April 15, 2025 7:30 pm They live on a farm near Edgewood, B.C., in the West Kootenay region, but the fate of...
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 farm in British Columbia, Canada. The farm, which has been raising ostriches for 35 years, is facing a crisis due to a government order to...
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...
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 Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has ordered the culling of 400 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farm in British Columbia, citing concerns over H5N1 bird flu. However,...
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 Edgewood, British Columbia. This drastic action was ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in the wake of the ongoing “Avian Flu” hysteria.Legal UpdateOn...
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...
