US Edition'Stop the Slaughter': French Farmers Block Roads over Cow Disease Cull
Authorities plan to vaccinate about 1 million cattle to control lumpy skin disease amid protests against mass culling deemed excessive by several farming unions.
- Yesterday, Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard said, "In the coming weeks, we will vaccinate nearly one million animals, thereby protecting farmers," as protesting farmers blocked roads and set bales on fire on the A64 motorway in Carbonne, south-western France.
- France's response stems from lumpy skin disease first appearing in June, with the state saying its strategy is to cull all animals in affected herds and vaccinate within 50 kilometres.
- The agriculture ministry reported 110 outbreaks across nine departments and about 3,000 animals culled, while the state has paid nearly six million euros to farmers since June 29; veterinarians and police dispersed protests during culling at Les Bordes-sur-Arize near the Spanish border.
- Several unions called for blockades across France as nearly 150 kilometres of the A64 motorway between Bayonne and Tarbes were closed, while farmers plan to drive tractors to Brussels next week.
- Planned regional vaccinations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie regions aim to protect cattle, with Genevard saying vaccination is mandatory while culling remains necessary; FNSEA warns of export risks amid upcoming European Union and Mercosur trade talks.
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The French farmers blocked the roads and threw the fences near the offices of public institutions to protest against the decision of the authorities to sacrifice cattle after nodular dermatosis. In response, France decided to vaccinate a million heads of life in the following weeks against nodulous dermatosis, according to News, which reads Reuters.
France to vaccinate cattle against lumpy skin disease as farmers protest mass culling policy
France’s agriculture ministry said on Saturday that one million head of cattle would be vaccinated against lumpy skin disease in the coming weeks, as farmers blocked roads to protest mass culling measures ordered after multiple outbreaks of the virus.
France Sets Sights on Saving Cattle with Mass Vaccination Drive
France plans to vaccinate 1 million cattle against lumpy skin disease, following outbreaks that necessitated large-scale culling. The government faces protests from farmers opposing herd culling. While the disease poses economic threats, vaccination and compensatory measures are being adopted to curb its spread and safeguard the cattle export sector.
The decision of the French authorities to resort to large-scale vaccination of bovines was taken following the appearance of more focusing on “noble diseases”, extremely contagious, which led to the complete sacrifice of whole groups. The measure was categorized by the French farmers. The vaccination, intended to limit the vaccination in mass The announcement of vaccination was made on Saturday by the Ministry of Agriculture, Annie Genevard, aft…
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