This is the heartbreaking reality for the farmers of universal ostrich farms, located in the remote town of edgewood, british columbia. For over three decades, the farm has been home to more than 400 ostriches, raised in a naturally quarantined environment by experienced farmers karen espersen and dave bilinski. The 2025 canadian ostrich culling controversy is a legal, political, and social dispute in canada arising from the conflict between universal ostrich farm in edgewood, british columbia, and the canadian food inspection agency (cfia) over an order to cull approximately 300 to 330 ostriches following the detection of influenza a virus subtype h5n1
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The conflict and ensuing cull order prompted.
Rcmp say they are investigating after a second ostrich was found dead in suspicious circumstances on a b.c
Farm where roughly 400 of the birds have been ordered killed by the canadian food. The supreme court of canada has dismissed universal ostrich farms’ application for leave to appeal the august 21, 2025 decision of the federal court of appeal The canadian food inspection agency (cfia) will be moving forward to complete depopulation and disposal measures as authorized by the health of animals act and guided by the stamping out policy for highly pathogenic avian influenza. Edgewood, british columbia, canada — rcmp and the canadian food inspection agency are at an ostrich farm in edgewood, b.c., where about 400 birds are expected to be culled over an outbreak of avian flu within the flock that began last year.
The supreme court of canada announced that it will not hear a final appeal in a case seeking to save hundreds of ostriches at universal ostrich farms in edgewood, british columbia Universal ostrich farms is located in the remote town of edgewood, british columbia, in the heart of the kootenays, approximately 135 kilometers southeast of vernon