Tyumen Farmers Lose Pigs to Mass Culling Over Unknown Disease
In the Tyumen region, pigs are being mass cullled due to a 'particularly dangerous disease'. In the Golymanovsky district of the Tyumen region, a quarantine was introduced after the detection of the disease among domestic pigs and wild boars.
Consensus
- Authorities in Tyumen Oblast have begun mass culling of pigs in villages of Golysmanovsky District.
- The culling is due to an unnamed 'highly dangerous disease' affecting both domestic pigs and wild boars.
- A quarantine has been imposed in several villages near the outbreak zone.
- Disinfection checkpoints were established at the entrance to the district starting August 7.
- Local residents report that vehicles are being treated with special disinfectants at these checkpoints.
- Police are stationed at the checkpoints on a round-the-clock basis.
- The export of pork from the quarantine zone is temporarily banned.
- Farmers have been forced to surrender their pigs without being shown official documents.
- Farmers report that the pigs were injected, loaded, and removed without prior notice.
- The disease is said to be fatal to pigs but not dangerous to humans.
- No vaccine or effective treatment exists for the disease.
- Farmers state that pig farming is their main or only source of income and livelihood.
Points of divergence
- In winter and spring of this year, dozens of farmers and agribusinesses in Novosibirsk Oblast lost livestock under the pretext of a pasteurellosis epidemic, with no official documents provided to prove the outbreak. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Farmers in Tyumen Oblast complained about the seizure of pigs without documents under the pretext of a dangerous disease. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Authorities threaten fines of 30,000 to 35,000 rubles for refusal to comply with the culling order. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The regional veterinary authority stated that information about animal diseases is classified as 'information of limited circulation'. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- A farmer named Vladimir Buzin reported that 22 pigs were taken from him, and he was told compensation would be based on market price, with piglets valued at around 3,000 rubles, but he doubts the amount will be sufficient. — tg_echoonline_news
- Authorities claim the disease is a highly contagious virus with no cure or vaccine. — tg_tvrain
- Officials warned that pig farming will be prohibited for one year after the eradication of the infection. — tg_sibrealii
- A meeting was held in Golysmanovo on August 10 to discuss the culling, and officials stated that compensation is 'sufficient and provided by law', though no amount was disclosed. — meduza
Coverage (12 sources)
- In the Tyumen region, authorities have begun mass slaughter of pigs due to the detection of a dangerous disease in several villages of G... — Радио Свобода
- Tyumen farmers complained about pigs being seized without documents under the pretext of a dangerous disease In several villages of Goly... — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Tyumen farmers complained about pigs being seized without documents under the pretext of a dangerous disease — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- In the Tyumen region, farmers' pigs are being seized and slaughtered — DW Главное
- In the Tyumen region, pigs are being mass slaughtered due to a 'particularly dangerous disease' — SOTAvision
- Farmers in Tyumen region start seizing and destroying pigs due to 'especially dangerous disease'. Authorities do not say... — ЭХО / Новости
- Farmers in Tyumen region face mass pig slaughter. Quarantine imposed in one district — Дождь (Telegram)
- In Tyumen region, entire pig herds are being destroyed due to unnamed disease — Сибирь.Реалии
- In Tyumen Oblast, residents complained about the seizure and killing of pigs. They are not told what disease caused it — Meduza
- In the Tyumen region, pigs are being mass slaughtered, but authorities do not name the disease — Новая газета Европа
- In the Tyumen region, due to an outbreak of an unknown disease, pigs are being mass destroyed — The Moscow Times
- In the Tyumen region, pigs are being killed in large numbers. What disease is it — residents are told — Говорит НеМосква