Maybe we slit their throats, but they run at 65 kilometres an hour,” said an emotional Katie Pasitney, daughter of Karen Espersen, the owner of Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood. “The oldest ...

A B.C. ostrich farm ordered to kill off its entire herd of what it says is roughly 400 birds due to an avian flu infection is instead fighting its case in court — and in the court of public opinion.

This ostrich farm survived wildfires. Now, avian flu means 400 birds need to be culled Avian flu has been confirmed in Canada. What does that mean for you? The risks of spread are also minimized ...

An ostrich farm in B.C.'s West Kootenay has been ordered to cull its entire herd of 400 birds after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of avian flu there.

An ostrich farm in B.C.'s West Kootenay has been ordered to cull its entire herd of 400 birds after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of avian flu there. Universal ...

A herd of ostriches is seen on a remote farm in Edgewood, B.C., in an undated photo supplied by Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. A federal judge has stayed an order to kill 400 ostriches hit by an ...

The federal agency sent Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. a notice on Dec. 31 instructing their ostriches to be destroyed and disposed of by Feb. 1, but the owners are asking for more time to prove ...

A lawyer for Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. had argued in a Friday hearing in Toronto Federal Court that the ostriches should be exempt from the order because their genetics are the subject of an ...