Co-Owner and Daughter of BC Ostrich Farm Facing Cull Order Arrested

(L-R) Universal Ostrich Farms owners Dave Bilinski and Karen Espersen stand alongside supporter and negotiator Jeff Gaudry and farm spokesperson Katie Pasitney, at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., on Aug. 27, 2025. Paul Rowan Brian/The Epoch Times

The co-owner of a B.C. ostrich farm and her daughter were arrested by RCMP Sept. 23, fellow co-owner Dave Bilinski says.

The arrests of Universal Ostrich Farms co-owner Karen Espersen and her daughter Katie Pasitney occurred the day after RCMP entered the property along with agents from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to enforce a cull order against the farm’s 399 ostriches.