BREAKING: Supreme Court grants stay of execution for ostriches

Celebration has erupted at Universal Ostrich Farms after the Federal Court reportedly granted a stay on the execution of the flock.

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  |   September 24, 2025   |   News Analysis   |   3 Comments

UPDATE: The Federal Court has reportedly granted a stay on the execution of the ostrich flock. The ostriches are now safe for the time being and Universal Ostrich Farms will have their day in court once again. It is currently unclear how long the stay order will last.

Rebel News journalists Sheila Gunn Reid and Drea Humphrey are on the ground in Edgewood, British Columbia, where RCMP and cull vehicles are gathering outside of Universal Ostrich Farms ahead of the expected slaughter.

An anonymous tip all the way back in 2024 led investigators to the farm, where they claimed two deceased carcasses tested positive for the avian flu, creating a necessity to cull the entire flock.

Contractors working on behalf of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are currently outside the perimeter of the ostrich farm to start the cull, according to video circulating on social media.

The ostriches that are set to be culled have been used for ground-breaking scientific research in Japan’s Kyoto Prefectural University.

Protesters and supporters of the farm are gathering to peacefully demonstrate in an attempt to save the flock of roughly 400 exotic birds.

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  • Fran g
    commented 2025-09-24 19:53:08 -0400
    Dont trust any of them. They are under carnage rule!
  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2025-09-24 19:25:42 -0400
    Lots of questions need to be answered. Who is in charge of the CFIA? How may we urge our MPs to force the cull to stop? Who set the fire in the hay bails? Why was somebody trying to remove the security camera? How can we contact that company which wants to deal with the bodies of the ostriches? And if the cull happens, will our cats be next to be ordered tested with the highly unreliable PCR test and destroyed? What about dogs and other animals if they catch the bird flu? Ruth Bard is right about the smartest move the CFIA could do. Just stand down and sneak away. But stupidity is irreparable. They’ll keep on this destructive fixation of exterminating healthy ostriches because a few got the bird flu.
  • Ruth Bard
    commented 2025-09-24 15:22:55 -0400
    The least idiotic thing the CFIA could do right now would be to drop their obsession and quietly leave. They’ve already created a PR dumpster fire for the federal govt.