Overview
- CFIA says roughly 300 to 330 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms were shot as the agency carried out its avian influenza response under the Health of Animals Act.
- Police in Kelowna are investigating feces-smeared vandalism at a CFIA office that occurred days after the cull, with surveillance footage under review.
- RCMP are also examining aerial footage of the farm’s kill pen despite a Transport Canada no‑fly notice that restricted drones and aircraft over the site.
- CFIA described shooting by marksmen inside a concealed enclosure as the most appropriate and humane option after considering lethal injection and gassing.
- Farm co-owner Katie Pasitney and U.S. businessman John Catsimatidis planned a media appearance, as the owners denounce the method and advance disputed research claims.