Tag: Universal Ostrich Farm

Trial set in alleged assault near Edgewood ostrich farm

Court My Kootenay Now -
An Ontario man accused of committing an assault near the Edgewood ostrich farm last year will stand trial in Nakusp on Oct. 7 and 8.

Universal Ostrich Farm penalty tossed

Fish & Wildlife Storrm Lennie -
The Canadian Agricultural Review Tribunal has overturned a $10,000 penalty issued to Universal Ostrich Farm, ruling the Canadian Food Inspection Agency failed to properly serve a quarantine order following a December 2024 avian flu outbreak. 

Universal Ostrich farm penalized for failing to report avian flu

Agriculture Storrm Lennie -
The Universal Ostrich Farm has been fined $10,000 by a federal tribunal for failing to immediately report signs of avian flu in its ostriches.

Police lay charges in gas-related incident near Edgewood ostrich farm

Crime My Kootenay Now -
A 60-year-old Ontario man has been charged after an alleged assault involving gasoline at a property near the Universal Ostrich Farm in September.

Supreme Court rejects hearing Edgewood ostrich case

Court Drew Wilson -
It was the Edgewood farm owner's last legal attempt to save its over 300 birds from being culled.

CFIA says no birds killed at ostrich farm under stay order

Fish & Wildlife Storrm Lennie -
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it has not destroyed any birds at the Universal Ostrich Farm, despite supporters claiming many have gone missing. 

Ostrich farm granted temporary stay of CFIA Cull order: agency to remain at farm

Provincial My Kootenay Now -
The Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood was in a celebratory mood late Wednesday morning after owners learned the Supreme Court of Canada granted an interim stay of a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

RCMP and CFIA convoy locks down ostrich farm, owners arrested

Provincial My Kootenay Now -
The owners of Universal Ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC were removed from the property and arrested by RCMP Tuesday afternoon.

Convoy descends on ostrich farm, owners fear cull will proceed

Provincial My Kootenay Now -
A convoy that included members of the RCMP and Canadian Food Inspection Agency arrived in the early morning hours.

Federal Court of Appeal rejects ostrich farm’s cull appeal

Fish & Wildlife Storrm Lennie -
Edgewood’s Universal Ostrich Farm has lost its latest attempt at the Federal Court of Appeal for another stay order to prevent the cull of its flock of nearly 400. 

Ostrich farm owner, citing sources, says CFIA cull imminent

Provincial My Kootenay Now -
Edgewood farm received word from a high-ranking government source: the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is preparing to move on their ostrich farm for a cull within days, not weeks.

Edgewood Ostriches survive another month

Agriculture Kate Brown -
The Federal Court of Appeal has granted a stay on the cull order of nearly 400 ostriches in Edgewood. 

Is heading south the answer to saving hundreds of ostriches?

Agriculture My Kootenay Now -
The owners of the Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood are considering moving their 400 birds to the U-S. But their...

Emergency stay order appeal lodged to save ostriches

Agriculture Kate Brown -
‘We need more time.’ That is the message from Universal Ostrich Farms as they lodge an emergency stay order on...

‘Come and visit our ostriches’ says Universal Ostrich Farm

Agriculture Kate Brown -
The verdict might be in, but that doesn’t mean the fight is over for save 400 ostriches at Edgewood’s...

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