CP NewsAlert: Two people arrested at B.C. Ostrich farm facing cull

By Canadian Press on September 23, 2025.

Two people have been arrested at the British Columbia farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expected to begin culling ostriches after some of the flock was infected with avian flu.

RCMP moved into the ostrich enclosure where Katie Pasitney and her mother, Karen Esperson, had been overnight.

Staff Sgt. Kris Clark would not confirm who was taken into custody, but did say the two people inside the enclosure were arrested.

More coming.

The Canadian Press