"Thousands of farmers in southwestern France blocked roads and set fire to bales of hay Saturday to protest the culling of cows due to a skin disease, as the government said one million cattle would be vaccinated. French farmers have been angry over what they see as the government's heavy-handed response to an outbreak of nodular dermatitis, widely known as lumpy skin disease."
"On Friday, veterinarians slaughtered a herd of more than 200 cows in the village of Les Bordes-sur-Arize near the Spanish border after discovering a single case of the sickness. Police had to disperse angry farmers as they escorted in a team to carry out the culling. Several unions have said that slaughtering whole herds is ineffective, calling for blockades across France "to put an end to this madness"."
"On Saturday, dozens of tractors blocked traffic, while others parked in front of public buildings, as farmers set fire to bales of straw and tyres. Nearly 150 kilometres of the A64 motorway between Bayonne and Tarbes were closed to traffic due to blockades that began late Friday. The authorities recorded 43 demonstrations or incidents across the country, bringing together 2,000 protesters, with some of them marked by clashes."
Thousands of farmers in southwestern France blocked roads, burned bales of hay and tyres, and parked tractors in front of public buildings to protest cattle culling and emergency vaccination. The government announced plans to vaccinate one million cattle amid an outbreak of nodular dermatitis, known as lumpy skin disease. Veterinarians culled a herd of more than 200 cows after a single detected case, prompting police to disperse angry farmers. Several unions criticized herd-wide slaughtering as ineffective and organized nationwide blockades. Authorities recorded 43 demonstrations or incidents involving about 2,000 protesters and closed nearly 150 kilometres of the A64 motorway.
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