When an ostrich craze gripped Southern California in the late 19th century, Carpinteria joined in.

A pet ostrich was furious when a farmer's daughter entered its enclosure and it kicked her multiple times in an attack. The owners were repairing the enclosure when the bird suddenly became ...

offering subsidies to ostrich farmers. Soon, the number of ostrich farms in the country rose from about 60 to 400. Some observers called the industry a "gold mine." But in 2018, the subsidy ...