France Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak: Farmers Block Roads as Mass Cattle Culls Expand in Occitanie
France’s battle against lumpy skin disease—a fast-spreading viral infection that affects cattle but does not infect humans—took a dramatic turn on Friday, December 12, 2025, as police clashed with farmers trying to prevent the slaughter of entire herds and tractor convoys blocked major roads across the southwest. The Connexion At the center of the tension is a government “stamping-out” strategy:…