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 flock of ostriches in southwest B.C. will move forward in order to fight the threat of avian flu, but it won’t be providing details of...
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 Universal Ostrich Farms.Castanet | May 14, 2025 An environmental catastrophe is brewing if the regional district accepts disposal of the 400 soon-to-be-culled ostrich carcasses, a...
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 met the owners of the farm, Karen and Dave, and Katie, the owner’s daughter and the public face of the ostrich farm. He also met...
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...
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 of an ostrich farming family held back tears as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds. The...
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...
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 This Story
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 Farms against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is underway. Good morning everybody. Day Two in Vancouver and we just want to thank...
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...
