wild boar, Rillette

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' threatened with euthanasia in France
Animal rights campaigners in France are fighting to save a wild boar adopted as a piglet by a horse breeder but now threatened with being put down if her owner does not send her to a specialised sanctuary.
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.
Joy as French wild boar facing death given reprieve
Animal rights campaigners in France are celebrating after a wild boar facing the threat of death was allowed to stay with its owner. The boar, named Rillette, was found in 2023 as a piglet by Elodie Cappé on her horse-breeding smallholding in Chaource,
Meet Rillette, the wild boar caught in a French legal battle
Sitting on a hay bale, French horse breeder Elodie Cappe delicately patted and lovingly rested her head on Rillette, a wild boar she took in as a piglet, worrying she could be separated from her pet in the midst of a legal battle with the French justice system.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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How a rescued wild boar in France has inspired animal rights protests and actress Brigitte Bardot
A wild boar under threat of euthanasia by local authorities has become a celebrity in France, with support from animal rights campaigners and French actress Brigitte Bardot. The boar ...