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.
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
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.
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
French horse breeder Elodie Cappe poses with "Rillette", a wild boar she rescued as a piglet in 2023 that is now at the center of a legal dispute over the keeping of wild animals in France, near stables at her farm in Chaource, France, January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
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.
Plight of wild boar found in the bin captures hearts of French… including Brigitte Bardot
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How a rescued wild boar in France has inspired animal rights protests and actress Brigitte Bardot
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