Adopted wild boar threatened with euthanasia can stay with owner, court rules
A wild boar adopted by a French horse breeder can remain with her owner, a court ruled on Thursday, after threats by authorities to remove and even euthanize her triggered a storm of protest.
French court rules adopted wild boar 'Rillette' can stay with her owner
A French court has ruled that a wild boar named "Rillette" can remain with her owner, after a long legal battle and public outcry over the authorities' attempts to remove or euthanise the animal.
Joy as French wild boar facing death given reprieve
Keeping the boar, though, meant Ms Cappé risked a three-year jail sentence and a €150,000 (£127,000) fine. Her appeal to a French court gained worldwide attention. She said she received calls from Germany, Ukraine, Brazil, Canada and the US while fighting the case.
Adopted wild boar ‘Rillette’ can stay with owner, court rules – after threat to remove her sparks backlash
Brigitte Bardot added her voice to storm of protest sparked after authorities threatened to separate Rillette from owner Elodie Cappe and even euthanise her
After media uproar, justice prevails for French boar and owner
Elodie Cappe took in a female wild boar. Due to unfavourable laws, she faced imprisonment for keeping a non-domesticated animal, and the animal faced euthanasia. Only now, after two years, has the legal dispute been resolved.
French court to rule on fate of adopted wild boar 'Rillette'
A French court convened on Monday to rule on the fate of a wild boar adopted by a horse-breeder in 2023. The sow, known as "Rillette", has become a cause célèbre in France and abroad after
Pet boar gets to stay with French owner, court rules
A French woman who has kept a wild boar as a pet since finding and domesticating the animal can keep it for now, a court has ordered, overruling local authorities who insisted the animal had to be removed or killed.
Court Grants Wild Boar Sanctuary on French Farm
A French court allowed a wild boar named Rillette, raised by horse breeder Elodie Cappe, to stay on her farm after authorities threatened removal. Animal rights activists, including Brigitte Bardot, supported Cappe,
Adopted wild boar can stay with her owner, French court rules
A wild boar adopted by a French horse breeder can remain with her owner, a court ruled on Thursday, after threats by authorities to remove and even euthanise her triggered a storm of protest.
French horse breeder wins legal battle to save pet boar
Elodie Cappe took in a female wild boar. Due to unfavorable laws, she faced imprisonment for keeping a non-domesticated animal, and the animal faced euthanasia. Only now, after two years, has the legal dispute been resolved.
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Plight of wild boar found in the bin captures hearts of French… including Brigitte Bardot
She was found rummaging around the bins among rotting vegetables, and feeding off the scraps and waste at her adopted home.