"A French farming union has called for 'blockades across France' in an increasingly bitter dispute with the government over the culling of infected cattle. The union Confederation Paysanne made the call on Friday, after a tense standoff between farmers and police in south-west France that saw projectiles and Molotov cocktails thrown and tear gas used by police."
"The French government's policy is to vaccinate herds, but to implement a compulsory cull policy in any herd where an outbreak has been diagnosed. Farming unions say that the vaccine rollout is too slow, and the culling policy is unevenly applied, and also say that the compensation packages for farmers whose herds have been culled are insufficient."
"After an unsatisfactory meeting with Agriculture Ministry officials, Confederation Paysanne on Friday said: "We are calling for mobilisation to create blockades across France to put an end to this madness.""
Confederation Paysanne called for blockades across France in response to compulsory culling of cattle infected with Lumpy Skin Disease. A tense standoff in south-west France involved projectiles, Molotov cocktails and police use of tear gas. Lumpy Skin Disease is highly infectious among cattle and cannot be transmitted to humans. The disease has been detected in several European countries and earlier cases in France led to part of the Tour de France being rerouted. The government policy combines herd vaccination with mandatory culling in diagnosed herds. Farming unions criticise slow vaccine rollout, uneven enforcement of culls and insufficient compensation. Larger unions have not joined the blockade call. Previous protests have included tractor roadblocks and makeshift highway barriers.
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