Protesters dump milk during a rally against the government-ordered mass slaughter of sheep and goats following the first outbreak in the European Union of the highly contagious Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Sofia, Bulgaria, July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Dimitar Kyosemarliev
SOFIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of farmers from around Bulgaria rallied in the capital Sofia on Wednesday against the government-ordered mass slaughter of livestock following the first outbreak in the European Union of the highly contagious Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR).
Carrying banners that read "We want fair treatment" and "Burning of dead animals - a step back to the medival period", the demonstrators, who set wool on fire and spilled milk, called on the government to increase state aid to affected farmers.
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