British Columbia·BreakingIt happened the same day the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear an appeal to save the flock at Universal Ostrich from a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).Hundreds of birds at the farm are subject to a cull order after avian flu was detected late last yearThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 06, 2025 10:03 PM EST | Last Updated: 9 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.RCMP put up police tape acros the entrance to Universal Ostrich Farms Thursday evening and restricted access to the farm. (Brady Strachan/CBC)Gunshots have been heard at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., on Thursday evening.CBC News reporters on the scene reported hearing multiple shots at the farm.It happened the same day the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear an appeal to save the flock at Universal Ostrich from a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). That lifted any legal impediment to the killing of the flock that the CFIA says includes 300 to 330 birds.The cull was ordered after avian flu was detected at the farm last December.The shooting came from inside an enclosure made of hay bales where the CFIA had herded scores of the ostriches.THE CFIA set up its operations for a cull of ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farm, including bales of hay stacked inside a fenced-off area. (Brady Strachan/CBC)Supporters of the farm shouted “Stop!” and “Murderers!” during the shooting, which came after darkness fell.The operation came after the CFIA said it was moving ahead with the “complete depopulation and disposal” of the ostriches.More to come.With files from CBC News
Gunshots ring out at Universal Ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C.
