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CFIA says B.C. ostrich farmers must leave by Tuesday or face arrest
- On September 23, 2025, the owners of an ostrich farm located in Edgewood, southeastern British Columbia, must vacate the property or risk police enforcement after RCMP and CFIA officials executed a warrant to enforce a cull order.
- The cull order followed an avian influenza outbreak that killed 69 ostriches, prompting the CFIA to take control of the property and warn of consequences if farmers did not leave voluntarily by Tuesday.
- The farmers have repeatedly sought testing to prove about 400 surviving ostriches are healthy and scientifically valuable while fighting the cull through multiple court levels and preparing an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
- A video posted Monday evening by Katie Pasitney, whose mother co-owns the farm, showed a CFIA official allowing farmers to stay overnight in the birds' pen amid a heavy police presence and legal pressure.
- The situation suggests an imminent cull and legal resolution by October 3, with protests supporting the farm contrasting CFIA's stance that the ostriches are infected with a more lethal virus strain.
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Two people were arrested after the expiration of an ultimatum asking them to leave the premises.
·Montreal, Canada
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Federal Agency Orders BC Ostrich Farmers to Vacate or Face Arrest by RCMP
The owners of a B.C. ostrich farm subject to a cull order have been told by a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) official that they must leave by Sept. 23 or face arrest by police. RCMP officers accompanied CFIA staff to Universal Ostrich Farms on the morning of Sept. 22 to execute a warrant. The farm, located in Edgewood, B.C., has been appealing an order by the CFIA to cull their flock of 399 ostriches after 69 of their birds died late las…
·New York, United States
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