The real story behind the viral video of a French farmer getting rid of travellers by spraying them with truckloads of manure has been revealed.
Incredible footage captured the moment tractors are let loose on a farm in Hautes-Vosges to drive around in circles spraying a brown sludgy-looking liquid in their wake.
Loic Madre, the photographer who filmed the striking scenes and uploaded the clip to YouTube, explained to the Daily Mail that some travelers had trespassed onto the meadow without permission.
He claimed the harvest was due to take place in a few weeks, adding the grass that the squatters had been taking up was set to be used as animal feed.
'It was difficult to negotiate with the travelers; they refused to listen. The farmers received no support from the local authorities or the police,' Madre said.
