Farmers protest culling of animals amid foot and mouth outbreak

Livestock farmers in the Larnaca district on Wednesday staged a protest against the ongoing culling of animals in the aftermath of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the area in recent weeks.

The demonstrators gathered near the cooperative animal feed production organisation (Sopaz) building near the village of Aradippou, and even closed the road connecting Aradippou with nearby Athienou for a short period of time.

However, the government has made clear that it has no intention of halting the culling...