Mass slaughter of livestock: suspicion of a hidden outbreak of foot and mouth disease
The authorities explain the destruction of animals by pasteurellosis and rabies; farmers talk about the lack of transparency of decisions In several regions of Russia, including Siberia and the Volga region, the authorities seize livestock from farmers and destroy them en masse. Officially, this is explained by outbreaks of pasteurellosis and rabies, but farmers and some experts doubt these versions and suspect a more dangerous infection, writes Mediazona.