The ordeal of a breeder abandoned by the State after a diagnostic error

An incorrect diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis led to a farmer suffering losses estimated at €236,000. Despite the prefect's promise of compensation, the Ministry of Agriculture is refusing any compensation. "I agreed to kill my livestock to save my business. And we were treated with contempt from start to finish. I can't take it anymore." Pascal Maris's voice is thick with injustice. On the phone, the 36-year-old Limousin farmer retraces the ste…