Federal Agencies Spend Over $6.7 Million on B.C. Ostrich Cull

CFIA official tells of threats and harassment that dogged ostrich cull operation

As Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers prepared for a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, they came under a variety of harassment from opponents of the operation, said a senior official with the agency.

Nearly $7M Spent on BC Ostrich Cull, Government Data Shows

The federal government spent nearly $7 million on a cull operation involving hundreds of ostriches at a farm in B.C. over concerns of avian flu, according to new documents. Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., garnered international attention last year after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a cull order for an estimated 400 ostriches at the farm. The farm unsuccessfully challenged the order in court, and the cull was compl…

Months after BC ostrich cull, why does the protest movement continue?

Melody Leinweber's latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes.

Nearly $7M of taxpayer funds spent on Universal Ostrich cull in Edgewood, B.C., data reveals

Federal officials have revealed that the total expenditures incurred during a controversial cull at a B.C. ostrich farm last year amounted to nearly $7 million.

Cost of Edgewood, B.C. ostrich cull made public

Scott Anderson is calling for federal oversight Canadian Food Inspection Agency as fall out from last year's ostrich slaughter continues. The Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee Conservative MP has been a

B.C. ostrich cull cost almost $7 million

The ostriches at the Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., were culled in November 2025, following an unsuccessful legal challenge from the farm to prevent the cull.