First world problems: France pursues rooster for singing too soon

The animal lives on the island of Oléron, in the south-west of France, where their crackling dawn irritates the owners of their neighbors.

His story provoked many reactions in France, including that of the mayor of another southwestern town, Gajac, who asked the government to declare the sounds of the rural world as part of the "national heritage".

The owner of the bad, Corine Fesseau, said that she was ready to "dialogue, as long as they do not attack me"

He accuses the plaintiffs, whom he ignores, of having "shut the door to everything" before the trial.

His lawyer, Julien Papineau, said before the hearing Thursday that "no conciliation was possible".

The plaintiff's lawyer, Vincent Huberdeau, stated that his "clients wrote to the Mayor of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, Christophe Sueur, to find an amicable settlement." They then asked for a conciliation, asking for peace. and quietness. They just want the rooster locked up at night. It's an urbanization, we are not in the middle of the field"he added.