📌 Section: Property Seizure & Civilian Impact

Source: Dacey Media Video Interview
Date: October 2025
Location: Edgewood, B.C. (adjacent to Universal Ostrich Farm)
Interviewee: “Sparks” (neighbor of farm family)
Interview Type: On-site field interview, unscripted testimony

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🧾 Summary of Key Statements
1. Unauthorized Land Access:
• Neighbor states CFIA/RCMP built roads across their private property without consent, flattening and compacting the soil.
• Area was intentionally overgrown by the family for privacy and animal safety (to prevent stray gunfire).
2. Encroachment and Seizure:
• Property wasn’t initially included in the quarantine zone, but was later seized to surround and isolate the ostrich farm.
• Heavy equipment and command posts were stationed directly in their yard without legal process or compensation.
3. Police Intimidation & Restrictions:
• RCMP patrols surrounded the residence, limiting freedom of movement.
• Family members must now show identification and re-negotiate entry daily with new shifts of officers.
• The interviewee reports living in fear of “breaking rules” or being confronted by officers on her own land.
4. Environmental Damage:
• Multiple truckloads of hay bales and heavy vehicles compacted soil, destroyed vegetation, and caused permanent damage to the property.
• The family worries the land “may never recover.”
5. Isolation and Control:
• Describes a deliberate attempt by authorities to cut off visibility and witnesses, using fencing, vehicles, and controlled access to prevent filming or public oversight.
6. Emotional & Psychological Impact:
• Interviewee describes constant fear: “I wonder how far I can go without getting in trouble.”
• Reports sleepless nights, trauma, and “living under siege” conditions.
7. Moral Standpoint:
• Concludes by condemning the killing of healthy animals under bureaucratic pretext, calling it “sickening” and “state-driven cruelty.”
• Urges the public to direct blame at CFIA and government agencies, not the farm family.

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🧩 Themes & Evidence Tags

Themes:
Property rights violation, unauthorized seizure, RCMP intimidation, psychological distress, environmental destruction, media suppression, state overreach, animal welfare crisis, whistleblower protection