They're hunted for their meat, which most often finds its way into sausages or a kind of spread known as "rillettes". But one wild boar has captured the hearts of animal lovers both in France and ...

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 ...

But Rillette the wild boar has become something of a cause célèbre in her native France, garnering hundreds of thousands of fond followers around the world. A threat by local authorities to put ...

The boar, named Rillette after a slow-cooked pork spread, was rescued by Elodie Cappé, the owner of Saint-Clair equine farm in Chaource, north-central France. Rillette was first found injured in ...

But Rillette the wild boar has become something of a cause célèbre in her native France, garnering hundreds of thousands of fond followers around the world. A threat by local authorities to put her ...

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 ...

Found as an orphan, Rillette was taken in by Élodie Cappé, a horse breeder, but officials say the wild boar is a disease risk and must be culled - Francois Nascimbeni/AFP ...