Federal Appeal Court grants B.C. ostriches stay of cull pending review
Jun 20, 2025 | 3:55 PM
The Federal Court of Appeal has granted a stay that pauses the potential cull of nearly 400 ostriches at a B.C. farm.
Court records show that a motion to pause plans for the cull, pending an appeal, was granted this afternoon in Ottawa.
The owners of Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., have been fighting an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull their flock after it was hit with an avian flu outbreak last year.
Katie Pasitney, whose mother co-owns the farm, thanked supporters in a post on social media, saying the “next phase of the battle” will allow the farm to push forward for change.
