France: postpone the unusual ordeal of a rooster who sings early

The trial of a rooster accused of singing too early for his neighbors on a tourist island in southwestern France was postponed until July 4, an extension that could allow for conciliation between the parties. The scheduled hearing before the court of the city of Rochefort has been postponed for legal reasons.

The rooster Maurice, "tired", did not go to court on Thursday, nor did the retired couple who filed the lawsuit. The animal lives on the island of Oleron, in the south-west of France, where the cracks of dawn irritate the owners of a neighboring residence.

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 willing to "dialogue, as long as she does 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 that "no conciliation was possible". This unusual story is not over yet.

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