Cfia Confirms Death Of Ostrich At B.c. Farm - Beritaja

EDGEWOOD, B.C. – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an ostrich that was portion of a B.C. flock that was precocious issued a last-minute enactment of a cull bid by the Supreme Court of Canada has died.

The agency says the vertebrate astatine Universal Ostrich Farm successful Edgewood, B.C., had a erstwhile wounded and a pre-existing information that impacted its near limb and mobility, and was being treated by the owners for immoderate time.

It says the bird’s wellness “significantly declined” complete a two-day play earlier dying Saturday.

Farm spokeswoman Katie Pasitney posted a video to Facebook besides confirming the news of the decease earlier she accused the CFIA of animal cruelty, saying they had been “dumping the electrolytes out.”

The CFIA did not instantly respond to requests to reside those claims, but said successful a merchandise that it had been “administering medicine and electrolyte fluids accordant pinch the therapy authorities provided by the owners.”

The cull was ordered aft an outbreak of avian flu astatine the farm, but the farm’s owners challenged the move saying the birds that survived are patient and scientifically valuable.

It was fixed a impermanent reprieve aft the Supreme Court of Canada issued a last-minute enactment of the cull past month.

The CFIA has said it will comply pinch the enactment and record a consequence pinch the High Court, while it maintains power of the ostrich enclosure astatine the workplace extracurricular the mini southeastern B.C. community.

This study by BERITAJA was first published Oct. 4, 2025.