12-16-2025, 11:09 PM
Beyond the financial side, compensation doesn’t address the psychological toll on farmers. Watching an entire herd culled is devastating, especially when some animals were healthy.
Many protests and road blockades are a response not just to culling, but to a sense of injustice that money alone cannot fix.
The compensation system also requires extensive paperwork, which adds stress and often delays payments further, particularly for smaller farms with fewer administrative resources.
Many protests and road blockades are a response not just to culling, but to a sense of injustice that money alone cannot fix.
The compensation system also requires extensive paperwork, which adds stress and often delays payments further, particularly for smaller farms with fewer administrative resources.