Karen Espersen, the co-owner of the Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., celebrates with her daughter, Katie Pasitney, left, and her daughter-in-law, Kaylie Espersen, after learning that an interim stay order was granted by the Supreme Court of Canada on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, delaying the culling of 400 of the farm’s ostriches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
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A supporter of the Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., celebrates after learning that an interim stay order was granted by the Supreme Court of Canada on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, delaying the culling of 400 of the farm’s ostriches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
- AARON HEMENS
Supporters of the Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., look out towards a wall of hay bales on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, which were placed by supporters around the perimeter of the farm to block the culling of 400 of the farm’s ostriches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
- AARON HEMENS
Workers in hazmat suits drive by ostriches at the Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, past a wall of hay bales that were placed by farm supporters around the perimeter of the farm to block the culling of 400 of the farm’s ostriches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
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