French film legend Alain Delon's dog will not be put down, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation reported on social media, citing the actor's family. The post is a response to protests from animal rights activists. Delon wanted his shepherd to be put down and buried by his side.
Alain Delon announced in 2018 that he wanted his dog, Loubo, to be buried with him. “He's my dog in the fall of his life. A Belgian shepherd that I love like a child,” the actor told the magazine “Paris Match.” “I'll ask the vet to let us go together. He'll give him an injection so that he dies in my arms. I'd rather have that than know that he would die on my grave, suffering so much,” the French cinema legend added.
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Delon's dog will not be put down
On Tuesday, the animal rights group Brigitte Bardot Foundation announced that the 10-year-old shepherd will not be put down. “Don't worry about Loubo,” it said in a post on the X platform.
Alain Delon's family confirmed to the foundation that they would take care of the quadruped. “He has his own home and family,” the entry emphasized. As France24 reported, the entry was published “in response to protests by animal rights activists.”
On Sunday The Brigitte Bardot Foundation issued a statementin which she said the actress was “devastated” by the death of Alain Delon; the statement stressed that the source of their “precious and sincere friendship” was the love of animals that they both shared.
Delon has had dozens of dogs throughout his life. Sky News recalled on Tuesday that the actor had built a dog cemetery where “at least 35 pets” were buried. The cemetery is located on Delon's property in Douchy.
Alain Delon is dead
Alain Delon died on Sunday at the age of 88. The actor was one of the biggest stars of French and European cinema. He became an icon in the 60s and 70s. He was one of the faces of the French New Wave, which revolutionized cinema. He collaborated with great directors such as Luchino Visconti, Michelangelo Antonioni, René Clément, and Jean-Luc Godard. His most famous roles include those in the films “Rocco and His Brothers”, “Full Sun”, “Eclipse”, “Black Tulip” and “Samurai”. He also appeared in productions such as “The Swimming Pool”, “The Circle of Evil”, “Cop”, “Zorro”, “Two Men from the City”, “Borsalino” and “The Return of Casanova”.
“Melancholic, popular, mysterious – he was more than a star, he was a French monument” – wrote the X president on the website France Emmanuel Macron after Delon's death.
Alain DelonIAN LANGSDON/EPA/PAP
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