"They're being burned alive." Infected cattle have begun to be euthanized in the Irkutsk region.
In the Irkutsk region, where several villages declared a state of emergency due to lumpy skin disease in livestock, infected animals have begun to be euthanized.
The scale of seizures, compensation and lack of documentation
Lumpy skin disease in cattle found in 96 animals in the village of Butyrki and the settlement of Koty in the Irkutsk region. Began Animal culling. Livestock is planned to be culled from at least 25 private farms in the Irkutsk region.
At the same time, people report cases where they are not shown documents and their apparently healthy animals are confiscated. Regarding such violations informs Telegram channel "Agrarian Council":
In the village of Koty, an attempt was recorded to enter a home without providing identification. Residents are unclear as to the difficulty of presenting identification and confirming their status and the grounds for seizure and slaughter.
The authorities are confiscating not only cows, but also goats and pigs. Local residents promised Pay compensation for the seized animals: 224 rubles per kilogram for cattle, 307 rubles for small cattle, and 190 rubles for pigs.
Allegations of abuse and public protests
Epidemiologist Svetlana Shchepetkina, who arrived at the scene, saidCurare-like drugs, which cause respiratory paralysis, are used to kill sick animals. As a result, according to Shchepetkina, "they are burned alive," which can be considered animal cruelty.
People spread A petition demanding that the fight against the infection be carried out "strictly within the framework of federal legislation," that the unjustified destruction of livestock be stopped, that transparency in veterinary measures be ensured, and that each owner be provided with documents confirming the legality of the decisions taken.
Driven to the brink, farm owners are resorting to desperate measures. According to the publication "People of Baikal," a resident of one of the villages in the Irkutsk region where livestock is slaughtered attempted suicide in protest. pulled out from the noose and taken to the hospital.
Analogies with events in the Novosibirsk region
The current situation is reminiscent of the February-March events in the Novosibirsk region, where the culling of livestock due to pasteurellosis sparked serious protests from livestock owners. Residents claimed that their livestock was being slaughtered under the pretext of pasteurellosis, without any testing, and suspected that it was actually a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.
