B.C. ostriches likely spared another week as Supreme Court continues deliberations

Universal Ostrich Farms' herd is safe as Canada's top court has not yet listed the CFIA's proposed cull for judgment.

Drea Humphrey
  |   October 14, 2025   |   News   |   1 Comment

 

Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canadian Food Inspection Agency is not scheduled for a Supreme Court of Canada decision this week, according to the latest "Judgments to be Rendered on Leave Applications" list.

The farm's hundreds of healthy, avian flu-recovered ostriches will likely survive the week despite the CFIA's cull mission, as the country's top court deliberates.

Rebel News confirmed with the court registry that while their judgment lists are subject to change, they’re typically published the week prior to when a ruling for specific cases are expected.

Universal Ostrich Farms is applying for leave to peruse an appeal of lower-court decisions that upheld the CFIA’s cull order on the flock. The farmers argue the order is inhumane, economically and scientifically unjustified, as the birds have been healthy and asymptomatic for over 270 days, and were previously farmed for antibody therapeutics research.

Meanwhile, in the United States, scientific and industry experts are saying what Ottawa won’t: ostriches are not chickens and they shouldn’t be treated like them.

The American Ostrich Association (AOA), which represents producers across the United States, recently issued a formal request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging an end to blanket kill orders for ostriches.

Despite that scientific evidence, the CFIA remains unmoved. Their mandate is clear: kill every bird on the property.

Alongside the RCMP, they continue to occupy the property, controlling the farmers' and their neighbors' land in a costly standoff. Taxpayers await a decision that could take weeks, despite the ostriches likely being spared for at least another week.

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Drea Humphrey

B.C. Bureau Chief

Based in British Columbia, Drea Humphrey reports on Western Canada for Rebel News. Drea’s reporting is not afraid to challenge political correctness, or ask the tough questions that mainstream media tends to avoid.

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  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2025-10-14 19:25:59 -0400
    We have more and more people who don’t own property and don’t understand how EASILY it can be confiscated. Once the guns and fossil-fuelled vehicles go, so many other things will be nationalized and banned. Only when it frustrates those renters and home-with-parent adults will they realize they’ve been swindled. It’s far too late when the revolution is firmly entrenched.