Food Inspection Agency Says ‘Active Operations’ at BC Ostrich Farm Have Ended

Tarpaulins cover deceased ostriches inside a holding pen at Universal Ostrich Farms near Edgewood, B.C., on Nov. 7, 2025, after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency initiated a cull of the flock. The Canadian Press/Brenna Owen

Canada’s food safety regulator says it has wrapped up “active operations” at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen culled the flock earlier this month due to an avian flu outbreak discovered late last year.

The carcasses of 314 ostriches as well as eggs and other material at Universal Ostrich Farms near Edgewood, B.C., were disposed of “through deep burial in an approved British Columbia landfill,” according to a statement from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).