Polish farmers are blocking roads across the country to protest the newly-adopted law on animal welfare, Agrounia, a trade union, said on Wednesday
WARSAW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 21st October, 2020) Polish farmers are blocking roads across the country to protest the newly-adopted law on animal welfare, Agrounia, a trade union, said on Wednesday.
The law, adopted by the country's parliament, envisages a ban on fur farming and restrictions on the ritual slaughter of animals. The farmers believe those changes will will hit Polish producers of fur and meat.
"[Farmers in] Podkarpackie Voivodeship started first. Several roads in the province are already blocked. Farmers do not forgive. The determination is high," the trade union said in a statement and also shared a photo of one of the blocked roads.
The farmers have been blocking roads with tractors. Meanwhile, Agrounia has published a list of over 100 roads across Poland that farmers intend to block.
