CFIA official tells of threats and harassment that dogged ostrich cull operationBy Canadian Press on January 30, 2026. The CFIA official said they “don’t think the farm set out to create the environment that unfolded,” referring to the threats and harassment. While the CFIA official said the threats have calmed down, about two weeks ago the agency’s office and vehicles in Calgary were damaged and vandalized. It didn’t matter that the flock at the ostrich farm wasn’t being raised for human consumption at the time of the cull, they added. The attention the cull at Universal Ostrich Farms garnered was “on another level from anything the CFIA has experienced before.”“Typically we would put out spokespeople.