The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says that one of the birds at a B.C. ostrich farm in the centre of a legal battle has died.
The CFIA took custody of nearly 400 ostriches at the Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., in September as a legal battle continues over a cull order for the birds. CFIA issued the cull order in December 2024, after two of the birds tested positive for avian flu. Between Dec. 15, 2025, and Jan. 15, 2025, 69 of the ostriches on the farm died after becoming sick. The owners are opposing the order and have tried to get the court to stop the cull, saying the animals are healthy, have immunity, and have value for scientific research….