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...
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, 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...
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 has been ordered to cull its entire flock over avian flu concerns, told a Federal Court judge on Tuesday that officials’ order to depopulate the...
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 healthy ostriches. Farm owner Katie Pasitney and her friend and sleuth Connie Shields have quite a tragic story. I’ve had two lengthy conversations with them and here...
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,...
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 fine because nothing had changed. Karen Espersen @ Universal Ostrich Farms Feb 26, 2025 – CFIA arrived unannounced with two agents and three RCMP officers...
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 to kill 400 ostriches on a family farm in Edgewood, British Columbia.The fate of the flock at Universal Ostrich Farm is uncertain as the battle...
