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.
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
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.
Pet Boar Gets To Stay With French Owner, For Now: Court
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,
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 officials declared her a health and safety risk and threatened to put her down.
Adopted Wild Boar Can Stay With Her Owner, French Court Rules
After early attempts to release the boar back into the wild failed, Cappe had Rillette sterilised and vaccinated, provided her with an enclosure and put in several requests with the regional ...
Wild boar reprieve: How public support saved Rillette
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.
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This Wild Boar Has Found Herself Caught in a Legal Battle for Survival
Animal rights activists are rallying to save Rillette, a wild boar caught in the crosshairs of the French justice system.
Plight of wild boar found in the bin captures hearts of French… including Brigitte Bardot
Official demands to cull Rillette the orphan sow as a ‘health and safety risk’ leads to marches and protest ballads ...
Blackpool, bathing and a boar: Photos of the week
On one side of the street lie the ashes of ruined houses, lost to the huge blazes that defeated Los Angeles firefighters when ...