ONLINE MEETING | Canadian Food Inspection Agency vs Universal Ostrich Farms: The Culling of Ostriches
This meeting is being hosted by the Animal Law Section.
| Speakers: |
Umar Sheikh, Lawyer, Umar Sheikh Personal Law Corporation |
| Time: |
Monday, April 13, 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (PT) |
| Fee: |
CBA Member: Free!
Non-CBA Member: $70 (+ GST)
Don't have a CBA account? Create a non-member account to register! |
| CPD Hours: |
1.00 hour |
The three CBA Animal Law sections across Canada invite you to a mini series on the recent legal proceedings involving the ostriches who were culled at Universal Ostrich Farms near Edgewood, BC. In the first session, Umar Sheikh, focuses on the legal proceedings between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the farm. The other two sessions focus on a legal complaint against the CFIA, and the last session touches on broader issues of animal law that relate to farmed animals generally, and the ostriches specifically.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This event will be broadcast from the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
This meeting is for lawyers, judges, articling students & law students only.
If you are a non-lawyer working in a field related to this meeting, please contact sections@cbabc.org to request attendance. Attendance is granted to non-lawyers on a case by case basis.
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