Federal Court of Appeal Hears BC Ostrich Farm’s Case Against Cull Order

A sign calling for the protection of ostriches at the Universal Ostrich Farms is displayed at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., on May 17, 2025. The Canadian Press/Aaron Hemens

The Federal Court of Appeal has heard arguments in a case that challenges a cull order for hundreds of ostriches at a B.C. farm over avian flu concerns.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ordered about 400 birds at Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., to be culled after 69 ostriches died in an avian flu outbreak on the farm in December 2024 and January 2025.