Edgewood Farm Horror: Inside The Midnight Slaughter That Shocked America & Canada

Edgewood Farm Horror: Inside The Midnight Slaughter That Shocked America & Canada

In a chilling night of chaos and sorrow, over 300 ostriches were shot dead at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, British Columbia. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) carried out the mass culling after an avian flu outbreak, defying pleas from U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and New York billionaire John Catsimatidis, who urged Ottawa to spare the flock for scientific research.Witnesses described hours of gunfire, prayer, an…

Canadian agency says cull over, all ostriches shot dead at British Columbia farm

A Canadian federal agency says it has shot dead all ostriches at a British Columbia farm, fulfilling a 10-month-old cull order over a bird flu outbreak

Marksmen complete cull at B.C. ostrich farm, CFIA says

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it used professional marksmen to complete a cull of a large flock of ostriches in southern B.C. where avian flu was detected last December, ending a months-long legal battle between the agency and the birds' owners.

All ostriches shot dead at B.C. farm after avian flu dispute

The between 300 and 400 ostriches at a B.C. farm have been killed, following an almost year-long battle to manage concerns stemming from the highly contagious avian flu.

Canadian ostrich saga that captivated RFK Jr ends as birds culled

The fate of more than 300 birds in Canada had become a cross-border political cause.

Ostrich cull complete at B.C. farm, flock of birds declared dead

A Global News camera operator at the scene of the Universal Ostrich Farm said gunshots were first heard around 6 p.m. on Thursday.