Tribunal Overturns $10,000 Fine Issued to BC Ostrich Farm

Police tape lines the perimeter of Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., on Sept. 22, 2025. The Canadian Press/Aaron HemensA $10,000 fine against a B.C. ostrich farm issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency claiming the farm owners violated a quarantine order has been tossed by the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal.Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., made international headlines last year after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a cull order for around 400 ostriches at the farm, saying the birds needed to be killed because they carried a form of the H5N1 virus, which causes avian influenza, that had not been identified in Canada before and that was connected to a case of human infection in the United States.