March 12, 2008The hunter responsible for the death of a Cannelle bear, the last bear of the Pyréenées, appeared in front of the Correctional Tribune in Pau on the 13th, 14th, and 15th of March, 2008. Examined in December 2004, René Marquèze benefitted from a full pardon starting in 2007.
April 8, 2008While the ice floes are once again being stained red with the blood of hundreds of thousands of seals, France is continuing its history of inactivity and unkept promises.
April 4, 2008A dismembered mare has been found… and in the middle of a campaign against hippophagy, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation fights against this openly barbaric behavior!
March 28, 2008The Brigitte Bardot Foundation launches an emergency rescue to move 6 horses and 2 dogs from their negligent home to the Mare Auzou refuge.
March 11, 2008We were just informed of the 2008 quota for seal hunting in Canada and Greenland. 275,000 seals will be killed this year, compared to the 270,000 killed in 2007. When will it end?
MARCH 14, 2008Following a long effort to form direct relations with different ministries and above all, President Nicolas Sarkozy, the expectations and demands of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation have been written down in a governmental action plan.
February 14, 2008Pamela Anderson, an actress who has been actively involved in animal protection for years, came to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation today (Valentine’s Day) to show her support for the Foundation’s historic battle: bringing about the end of seal hunting in Canada.
A wounded 5-month old rhinoceros was reported to us by Ms. Louise Joubert, director of the Sanwild Sanctuary in South Africa.
Independent of the steps taken by President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation intervened, on November 16, for the Ministries of Agriculture and the Interior.
Two legislative bills are going to be presented to the deputies. The Brigitte Bardot Foundation has aligned with the Anti-Bull Fighting Alliance, OABA, and the SPA from Marseille (Provence) to solicit the support of the deputies (see the below letter that is address to the 577 deputies).
December 3, 2007, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, excluded from the Salon du Cheval (a horse conference), receives the support of the Elysée. visit : www.jenemangepasdecheval.com
Galgos are Spanish hunting dogs, part of the greyhound breed. They are beautiful, large sport dogs; devoted, and docile. Alas, many Spanish don’t consider them thus, and see Galgos only as “tools” for traditional hare hunting.
