Alain Delon’s family deny actor’s wish to euthanise dog
nme.comThe legend of French New Wave cinema died on Sunday (August 18) at the age of 88. A statement confirmed that he “passed away peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family”.
Delon had been in poor health in recent years and had become reclusive in his later life.One of his wishes was that after his death, his beloved 10-year-old dog Loubo, a Belgian malinois, would be humanely put down and laid alongside Delon in his grave.This caused an outcry from animal rights activists, with the charity Société Protectrice des Animaux saying that “the life of an animal should not depend of that of a human”.
They added they would be “happy to take his dog and find it a family”.Now, Delon’s daughter Anouchka has reassured the public that the dog would be staying with the family and definitely not be put down..
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