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French court rules adopted wild boar 'Rillette' can stay with her owner

Elodie Cappé with Rillette, the wild boar she rescued as a piglet in 2023 in Chaource, France. © Reuters - Stephanie Lecocq

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.

The wild boar was found as a tiny piglet near the rubbish bins outside Elodie Cappé's horse farm in Chaource, eastern France, in April 2023. She has since grown into a large sow with a bristly brown coat.

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