Overview
- CFIA will maintain control of the enclosure and continue feeding the birds under veterinary oversight while the stay is in effect.
- The agency says there are an estimated 300 to 330 ostriches on site and reports one bird with compromised health as a precise count continues.
- CFIA must file its response to the Supreme Court by Oct. 3, after which the farm has two days to reply before a decision on leave is made.
- RCMP are investigating escalating threats against businesses tied or believed to be tied to the operation, including shooting threats reported by a Lower Mainland company.
- A three‑metre hay‑bale wall built for the planned cull was found charred and smouldering, which police describe as suspicious, and two co-owners arrested earlier were released but barred from the pen.