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
EDGEWOOD, B.C.—The smell of sizzling bacon fills the farmhouse of Katie Pasitney and her mother Karen Esperson at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., as supporters come in to have breakfast and discuss strategy.
Since being served with a cull order by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) at the beginning of this year, the farm has become the centre of international debate over the rights of farm owners and the process to deal with agricultural livestock diagnosed with diseases.
