Russian Cattle Cull Sparks Protests, Meat Ban

0:00This is Cory with the story, here with your quick two-minute global update. Russian officials in the Noble Sebaris region have ordered the culling of thousands of cattle after a disease outbreak. This sparked the biggest non-political protests in Russia since the Ukraine war began. Authorities declared a state of emergency to contain the problem. The outbreak's involved pastoralosis, a serious bacterial pneumonia, and rabies. Officials sealed off affected villages and sent a team from Moscow to talk with upset farmers. Negotiations wrapped up with promises of help. Farmers showed their anger through protests and videos from snowy farm areas lined with trucks and police. Eleven people from Kosyka Village even pleaded to rename their home after President Vladimir Putin to protect their livestock. Some experts doubt the disease is matched such huge coals. A professor noted pastoralosis usually hits chickens first, not big farm animals like cattle. Similar issues popped up in at least 10 Russian regions.

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