67 h. ago U.S. billionaire to hold live press conference about ostrich cull at B.C. farm

Billionaire U.S. philanthropist and animal rights advocate John Catsimatidis and Katie Pasitney, daughter of the co-owner and spokesperson will be speaking.

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1 week ago The Supreme Court has issued a stay of cull order aimed at a B.C. ostrich farm. What happens now?

The stay should not be taken as an indication that the country’s highest court will grant the appeal or decide in the farmer’s favour if it does

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1 week ago The Supreme Court of Canada grants stay on ostrich cull, farm’s lawyer says

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has been on the farm in northeastern B.C. for days preparing for the cull of nearly 400 birds.

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1 week ago Interim stay of cull order turns despair to joy on B.C. ostrich farm

“They’re safe today! They live today!” said Katie Pasitney, whose mother is a co-owner of the farm

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1 week ago Two people arrested at B.C. ostrich farm facing cull over avian flu

RCMP moved into the ostrich enclosure where Katie Pasitney and her mother, Karen Esperson, had been overnight.

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1 week ago Ostrich cull looms at B.C. farm as owners told they must leave on Tuesday

The unnamed CFIA official says they have control of the property and there would be 'consequences' if the farmers did not leave voluntarily overnight or on Tuesday.

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1 week ago CFIA says B.C. ostrich farmers must leave by Tuesday or face arrest

The owners of an ostrich farm, whose flock is subject to a cull order, must leave today or face removal by police called in by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. RCMP and CFIA officials arrived Monday and served a warrant on the farm in southeastern British Columbia, where the owners have been fighting the cull […]

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1 week ago RCMP escort CFIA officials to execute search warrant at B.C. ostrich farm

This comes after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency applied for a search warrant and ordered the cull of 400 ostriches following an avian flu outbreak on the farm.

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1 week ago B.C. ostrich cull: Convoy of police and other vehicles outside farm, says advocate

A live video posted on Facebook shows the vehicles driving along the road heading toward the farm

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1 week ago B.C. ostrich cull: RCMP escort CFIA to execute search warrant on farm

A spokeswoman for the farm says a convoy of police vehicles and waste disposal trucks is outside the property in Edgewood

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3 w. ago B.C. ostrich farm will ask Supreme Court to stop the cull of 400 birds

The farm remains hopeful that it will get another chance to make its case.

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3 w. ago B.C. ostrich farm will ask Supreme Court of Canada to stop the cull of 400 birds

The farm remains hopeful that it will get another chance to make its case.

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3 w. ago Cull of 400 B.C. ostriches to go ahead, court of appeal rules

The Federal Court of Appeal has denied an application for another stay order to delay a cull of about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm.

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3 w. ago Federal Court rejects B.C. ostrich farm’s bid for delay on cull order

The Federal Court of Appeal has denied an application for another stay order to delay a cull of about 400 ostriches at a B.C. farm

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3 w. ago New analysis indicates higher lethality of avian flu at B.C. ostrich farm: Vet

An affidavit by Canada’s deputy chief veterinarian says new analysis has confirmed ostriches at a British Columbia farm that is fighting a cull order for its flock were sickened by a unique and more lethal strain of the avian influenza virus. The affidavit by Dr. Cathy Furness with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says further […]

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4 w. ago B.C. ostrich farm wins interim stay of order to cull birds over bird flu

The cull was ordered amid an avian flu outbreak in December that would go on to kill 69 ostriches.

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4 w. ago Ostrich farm wins interim stay of order to cull birds over bird flu

A B.C. ostrich farm fighting to stop a cull of its 400-strong flock over an avian flu outbreak has been granted an interim stay order by the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa, delaying the execution of the birds. Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has been attempting to stop the Canadian Food Inspection Agency […]

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4 w. ago B.C. ostrich farm applies for stay of cull as it seeks appeal at Supreme Court of Canada

The B.C. ostrich farm in a months-long legal battle to stop a cull of hundreds of its birds wants to further delay the cull as it seeks a hearing in Canada's high court.

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