Joselynn, May 24, 2025BREAKING: Avian flu poster child, 13-year-old Joselynn, joins fight to save B.C. ostriches from cull, who is deemed Canada’s first person to catch the avian flu. On May 24th, 2025, Joselynn and her family travelled to visit Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., to show her support for saving the 400 healthy...
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...
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, the government orders the extermination of the entire flock. This heavy-handed approach undermines the opportunity to build stronger, more resilient animals with robust immune systems....
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...
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 400 Ostriches will be culled by the authorities on Saturday Feb. 1st because of “avian flu”. Of course there is something more insidious in play...
Citizens Oversight – COAP Inc. Saturday, January 18th. A small family farm in Kootenay, British Columbia, has been ordered by the CFIA to slaughter their entire flock of 400 ostriches-birds they’ve raised for decades and that aren’t even used for food. Join us as we uncover the devastating impact of this order and explore why...
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.
