Supreme Court Grants BC Ostrich Farm Interim Stay of Cull: Farm’s Lawyer

Karen Espersen, co-owner of Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., celebrates with her family after learning that the Supreme Court of Canada granted an interim stay order on Sept. 24, 2025, delaying the culling of the farm’s entire herd of some 400 ostriches. The Canadian Press/Aaron Hemens

A B.C. ostrich farm facing a cull order has been awarded an emergency interim stay by the Supreme Court of Canada.

The news comes in advance of a planned slaughter of the flock of 399 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) due to avian flu concerns.