France Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak: Farmers Block Roads as Mass Cattle Culls Expand in Occitanie
Police used tear gas to clear hundreds of farmers blocking access to a farm in Ariège on December 12, as veterinarians began culling 207 cattle to contain lumpy skin disease. Protests spread, with tractor convoys blocking the A75 and A64 motorways and disrupting traffic across southwest France. Four arrests were reported. Authorities confirmed new outbreaks and expanded restricted zones in the region.