Overview
- Veterinary teams began euthanizing 207 cows at the Bordes-sur-Arize farm under gendarmerie protection after two days of clashes and blockades.
- Mandatory bovine vaccination now covers Aude, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Landes, with animals barred from leaving the zone except to slaughter.
- Farmer actions escalated nationwide, including an A64 shutdown and other roadblocks, after four arrests during overnight confrontations in Ariège.
- Minister Annie Genevard reaffirmed culling as the only workable option under EU rules, as Confédération paysanne and Coordination rurale demand broad vaccination and FNSEA defends total depopulation.
- Authorities report about 109–110 outbreaks across nine departments; Occitanie announced €300,000 in emergency aid and the state promises market-value payouts plus loss-of-earnings coverage.