If It Was Just Garbage, Why Did the CFIA Threaten to Arrest Anyone Who Followed the Trucks?

The Blue Bin and Missing Birds Mystery That Exposes the Truth About Universal Ostrich Farms

In the middle of the night, while Universal Ostrich Farms was under a Supreme Court stay order that temporarily halted the slaughter of their flock, blue bins from were loaded onto trucks and driven off the property.

Armed RCMP officers escorted the vehicles. License plates were covered. Anyone who tried to follow was threatened with arrest.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency claims those bins contained nothing but garbage - food waste and used protective equipment from their daily operations.

But here's the question that unravels their entire story:

If it was just garbage, why did they need armed police escorts?

If it was just trash, why threaten to arrest anyone who followed the trucks?

If it was just PPE and food containers, why cover the license plates?

If it was just waste, why remove it in the middle of the night?

The behavior doesn't match the explanation. And that gap between what they said and what they did reveals everything you need to know about what really happened at Universal Ostrich Farms.

The Official Story

According to the CFIA, the blue bins observed being hauled off the property during the Supreme Court stay order contained "waste from its daily operations."

Specifically, they claimed the bins held:

Remains from meals eaten on site
Tyvek suits and other personal protective equipment that had been disinfected
Packaging from supplies used on site

The CFIA was emphatic: "The bins have not been used to remove dead ostriches or ostrich body parts."

They wanted everyone to know this was routine waste removal. Nothing to see here. Just taking out the trash.

What Actually Happened

But if it was routine trash removal, why did it look like a covert operation?

Farm supporters documented blue bins being removed from the property under circumstances that looked nothing like garbage pickup:

Nighttime removals
RCMP escort vehicles
Covered license plates and logos
Arrest threats for anyone attempting to follow
Complete refusal to disclose destination
Stonewalling on all accountability requests

Video footage captured someone going through one of these "garbage" bins and pocketing something. When supporters asked why someone would be rifling through trash and what they took, they got no answer.

The CFIA simply stopped responding to questions entirely.

Birds Going Missing During the Blue Bin Removals

And here's where the story gets even darker.

At the exact same time blue bins were being removed under heavy RCMP escort, supporters noticed birds going missing.

On October 14, 2025, farm spokesperson Katie Pasitney posted to Facebook: "We have a big concern about the number of animals we have on the farm. During the first days before our interim stay order, they had dumpsters leave here with high RCMP presence – why?"

She continued: "We have had incredible supporters taking images and time-stamping them, and we have done our count of our animals and are missing a large number of ostriches."

Supporters had been systematically photographing and time-stamping the flock. When they compared images over time, birds were disappearing.

The numbers don't add up:

In a September 22, 2025 affidavit to the Supreme Court, the farm owners stated they had approximately 420 birds before the outbreak
The CFIA estimated only 300-330 birds on the farm
After the final cull, co-owner Dave Bilinski told Global News: "We know that they had around 250 birds altogether in there, again, we don't know for sure because they wouldn't let us in for a count, they wouldn't let us do anything"

That's potentially 170+ birds unaccounted for.

The CFIA refused to allow an independent count. They refused to provide transparency about bird numbers. And when confronted about the discrepancy, they simply stopped answering.

So let's be very clear about what the timeline shows:

Blue bins removed under heavy RCMP escort during stay order
Birds going missing during the same period
CFIA claims bins contain only garbage
CFIA refuses to allow independent bird count
CFIA won't answer questions about discrepancies
Potentially 170+ birds unaccounted for

If those bins really contained just garbage, why won't the CFIA account for the missing birds?

The Behavior Tells the Real Story

Think about how garbage removal normally works:

Normal garbage pickup:

Happens during daylight hours
Uses regular waste management trucks
Goes to publicly known disposal sites
Requires no police involvement
Nobody cares if you follow the truck
No one covers license plates
No secrecy about destination

What happened at Universal Ostrich Farms:

Happened in the middle of the night
Required armed RCMP escorts
Destination kept secret
Active threats to arrest anyone following
License plates and logos covered
Complete information blackout
Agency stopped answering all inquiries

One of these things is routine waste management. The other is evidence removal.

What Was Really in Those Bins?

The most likely answer: eggs and biological samples from birds that survived bird flu and developed natural immunity.

Here's why that matters:

When ostriches survive a viral infection, they produce antibodies that concentrate in their egg yolks. It's called IgY (immunoglobulin Y) - the avian equivalent of human antibodies.

These antibodies are valuable for:

Developing vaccines
Creating diagnostic tests
Researching viral resistance
Producing therapeutic treatments

Eggs from ostriches that survived H5N1 bird flu and remained healthy for months? That's pharmaceutical gold.

The CFIA knew this. The farm had previously used their birds' antibody-rich eggs for therapeutic research during COVID-19. When the outbreak hit and 400 birds survived while only 69 died, those surviving birds became living proof that natural immunity works.

Their eggs contained evidence that would have vindicated the farmers and destroyed the CFIA's justification for the cull.

The Question That Won't Go Away

If the bins removed during the stay order really contained just garbage and used PPE, then why:

Did they cover the license plates?
You cover plates when you don't want to be identified or tracked. Garbage trucks don't do this.

Did they require RCMP escorts?
Police don't escort waste management. They escort valuable cargo or contraband.

Did they threaten arrest for anyone following?
Following a garbage truck to a dump isn't illegal. Following someone removing evidence is what they wanted to prevent.

Did they remove them at night?
Daytime waste removal is standard. Nighttime removal suggests you don't want witnesses.

Did they refuse to provide accurate bird counts? The numbers never added up. Owner affidavit: ~420 birds. CFIA estimate: 300-330. Owner count after stay: ~250. Final kill count: 314. Where did the missing birds go?

Did supporters document birds disappearing? Yes - with time-stamped photographs. Katie Pasitney publicly stated they were "missing a large number of ostriches" during the period when blue bins were being removed under RCMP escort.

Did they refuse to allow independent verification? Dave Bilinski: "We don't know for sure because they wouldn't let us in for a count, they wouldn't let us do anything."

Every single one of these behaviors contradicts the "it's just garbage" story.

The Biosecurity Theater

The CFIA claimed these birds were such a deadly biohazard that they threatened the entire North American continent. So dangerous that every single one had to be killed immediately.

Yet they walked among the birds with no protective equipment until mainstream media showed up. Then the hazmat suits came on for the cameras.

After the massacre, the suits came off again. Workers handled blood-soaked hay with bare hands. They spread contaminated material across fields. They loaded carcasses into unlicensed vehicles with no biohazard labels and covered plates.

If they actually believed this was a deadly contagion, every one of those actions would have spread it across British Columbia.

But the blue bins removed during the stay order? Those required armed escorts, covered plates, arrest threats, and complete secrecy about destination.

The real biohazard wasn't the birds. It was the evidence of what the CFIA was really doing.

Who Profits?

These are the questions Canadians deserve answers to:

Where did those blue bins go?
Who received the biological material inside them?
What was done with eggs and samples from immune birds?
Which pharmaceutical companies have connections to CFIA leadership?
How much money has the CFIA made from biological assets seized during "culls"?
How often does this happen at other farms?
Who profits from antibodies harvested from naturally immune animals?
Where are the missing birds?
Were birds culled during the Supreme Court stay order?
Why did bird counts never match between owner affidavits, CFIA estimates, and final counts?
What happened to the potentially 170+ unaccounted birds?
Were live birds removed in those blue bins during the stay?
Were birds being culled in the tents supporters documented?
Why won't the CFIA provide a transparent, verifiable accounting of what happened to every single bird?

The CFIA won't answer their phones. They shut down their contact forms. They made themselves unreachable.

Because they know those blue bins tell a story they can't spin.

The Pattern Across Canada

Universal Ostrich Farms isn't an isolated incident. The CFIA has been operating this way for over 20 years:

Swarm private property based on minimal evidence
Seize control of the land
Order immediate destruction of all animals
Threaten crushing fines or jail time for resistance
Slaughter thousands of healthy animals
Test the dead animals
Find no disease (or never release test results)
Offer minimal compensation: "Oops, sorry"

In two decades, this "Stamping Out" policy hasn't stopped the spread of bird flu. Because stopping disease was never the goal.

Natural immunity is worthless to pharmaceutical companies - you can't patent it, you can't sell it, you can't create dependency on it.

But antibodies harvested from naturally immune animals? Those can be studied, synthesized, patented, and sold back to the public as vaccines and treatments worth billions.

The CFIA threatened farmers with $200,000 per bird for testing their own animals because proof of natural immunity would have:

Destroyed the justification for the cull
Exposed the real motivation
Protected the birds from slaughter
Kept valuable biological material in farmers' hands instead of CFIA's

The Cover-Up in Plain Sight

After the blue bins disappeared into the night, the CFIA:

Refused all accountability requests
Provided no accurate bird counts
Stopped responding to inquiries entirely
Proceeded with the massacre despite the stay order
Left the site in conditions that would spread contamination if any existed

Nearly 1000 bullets were fired over several hours into panicked birds trying to escape. Many weren't dead by morning - they suffered through the night before being finished off with 47 more shots at daylight.

Bodies were scraped out from between hay bales with a skid steer like garbage.

Then the CFIA designated the site as a "deadly infectious zone under quarantine" - while simultaneously knocking down blood-splattered hay bales helter-skelter, letting rain wash through them, and allowing massive flocks of wild birds to descend and feed on the remains.

If they wanted to spread infection, they couldn't have done it better.

But those blue bins removed in darkness before the killing even started? Those got armed escorts and arrest threats for anyone who followed.

The contradiction tells you everything.

What This Means for Every Canadian

This isn't just about ostriches. This is about whether Canadians have any protection against state seizure of private property.

When government agencies can:

Seize your property under false pretenses
Harvest valuable assets while claiming they're destroying biohazards
Operate under cover of darkness with police enforcement
Ignore court orders with no consequences
Threaten arrest for trying to document what they're taking
Refuse all accountability
Face zero consequences for blatant criminality

...then you don't own anything. You're just temporarily holding assets until the government decides they want them.

The blue bins removed from Universal Ostrich Farms represent every Canadian's property rights being loaded onto trucks and driven away into the night under armed guard.

Questions the CFIA Must Answer:

Where did the blue bins removed during the stay order go?
What was the final destination of the material inside them?
Why were RCMP escorts required for "garbage"?
Why were license plates and logos covered?
Why were people threatened with arrest for following waste removal trucks?
What did the person caught on video remove from the bin and pocket?
Which pharmaceutical companies or research facilities received biological material from the farm?
How much has the CFIA profited from biological assets seized during "culls"?
Why were proper biohazard protocols ignored for actual carcass removal but enforced for "garbage"?
Who authorized the removal of material from a property under Supreme Court stay order?
Where are the missing birds documented by supporters in time-stamped photographs?
Why did the bird count in the owner's affidavit (~420) not match the CFIA's estimate (300-330) or the final count (314)?
What happened to the potentially 170+ birds unaccounted for at various points in the timeline?
Were birds culled during the Supreme Court stay order in violation of the court's directive?
Were live birds removed from the property in blue bins during the stay?
What were the tents documented by supporters near the ostrich pens used for?
Why did the CFIA refuse to allow independent bird counts at any point?
Why did Dave Bilinski estimate only ~250 birds after the stay period when CFIA claimed 300-330?
Were eggs and biological samples from immune birds harvested and removed?
Will the CFIA release a complete, transparent accounting of every bird from outbreak to final cull?

The CFIA won't answer these questions. They've made themselves unreachable.

Because those blue bins contain the proof of everything they don't want you to know.

Universal Ostrich Farms lost their flock, but the fight for accountability is just beginning. The CFIA operated above the law with full police and judicial backing. If Canadians don't demand answers now, every farm, every property, every citizen is next.

Which side of history will you be on?

Sources and References

This article is based on documented evidence from multiple sources:

Primary Sources:

My Kootenay Now, "CFIA says no birds killed at ostrich farm under stay order," October 19, 2025 - CFIA's official statement about blue bins containing "waste from daily operations"
Social media documentation from Katie Pasitney (farm spokesperson) and supporters showing blue bin removals and questioning contents
Blaze Media, "Massacre at Universal Ostrich Farms: Canada kills hundreds of birds despite no evidence of avian flu," November 2025 - Documentation of blue bins used to remove carcasses after the cull
Castanet.net, "Bodies of hundreds of culled ostriches removed from Edgewood farm," November 2025 - Trucks with unmarked blue containers leaving the property

Court Documents and Legal Proceedings:

Supreme Court of Canada decisions and stay orders (September-November 2025)
Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal decisions (May-August 2025)
Wikipedia, "2025 Canadian ostrich culling controversy" - Comprehensive timeline of legal proceedings

Government Statements:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency official statements via Canada.ca
CFIA media releases regarding the stay order, custody of birds, and biosecurity practices
Health of Animals Act referenced in official CFIA communications

Media Coverage:

CBC News, "Marksmen complete cull at B.C. ostrich farm," November 2025
Global News, multiple reports on the legal proceedings and cull
Castanet.net, ongoing coverage from September-November 2025
CBS News, "Canadian ostrich farm loses long legal battle," November 2025
Rebel News, investigative reporting by Drea Humphrey including supporter arrests and CFIA operations

Scientific Context:

Information about avian antibodies (IgY) and their pharmaceutical applications is established scientific knowledge
The farm's previous use of ostrich eggs for COVID-19 therapeutic research is documented in court filings and media reports
Letters from U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Mehmet Oz, FDA and NIH officials requesting the birds be spared for research purposes

Key Facts Confirmed by Multiple Sources:

69 birds died during the December 2024 outbreak; owner affidavit stated approximately 420 birds before outbreak
CFIA tested only 2 birds before ordering full cull
Supreme Court issued stay order on September 24, 2025
Blue bins were observed being removed during the stay period
Katie Pasitney posted on October 14, 2025 that supporters had time-stamped photos showing birds missing: "We have done our count of our animals and are missing a large number of ostriches"
Blue bins were removed "with high RCMP presence" during the period when birds went missing
CFIA maintained the bins contained only operational waste
CFIA refused to allow independent bird counts
Bird count discrepancies: Owner affidavit ~420, CFIA estimate 300-330, owner estimate after stay ~250, final CFIA count 314
Dave Bilinski stated after the cull: "We don't know for sure because they wouldn't let us in for a count, they wouldn't let us do anything"
Final cull occurred November 6, 2025 with 314 birds killed according to CFIA
Carcasses were subsequently removed in blue bins/containers
No proper biohazard transport labeling was used despite claims of deadly contagion

Note on Eyewitness Accounts: Details about midnight removals, covered license plates, police escorts, and arrest threats for following trucks come from eyewitness accounts documented in the original Facebook post and supporter livestreams. While these specific operational details have not been independently verified by mainstream media, the CFIA has not denied these claims when presented with them, and the agency's pattern of refusing to answer questions about the blue bins, their contents, and their destination remains documented fact.

The article's central question - "If it was just garbage, why the extraordinary security measures?" - remains unanswered by the CFIA despite multiple requests for clarification from media and the public.