'Stop the slaughter': French farmers block roads over cow disease cull
Southwestern French farmers protested mass culling and emergency vaccination for lumpy skin disease by blocking roads, burning hay, clashing with police, and closing motorways.
French farming union calls for 'blockades across France' in standoff over culls
Confederation Paysanne called for nationwide blockades over compulsory culling of cattle with Lumpy Skin Disease amid clashes and complaints about slow vaccination and inadequate compensation.
French police clear farmers protecting cows from culling DW 12/12/2025
Police escorted veterinarians to cull over 200 cows with lumpy skin disease in Ariege, France, provoking farmer protests and clashes amid containment measures.
Farmers in south-west France launch surprise tractor protest
Dordogne farmers mounted undeclared tractor protests, dumping waste and burning tyres to oppose government cattle-transport bans enacted to control Lumpy Skin Disease.
What's going on with France's Lumpy Skin Disease outbreak?
One month after it was first detected in France, there are now 51 recorded cases of the highly contagious cattle virus Dermatose nodulaire contagieuse (known as Lumpy Skin Disease) in the French Alps.