French politician fined for offering official a wolf s tail as retirement present
Jean-Marie Bernard claimed the gift was a political act to express support for farmers who suffer attacks from wolves
12 March 2021 • 4:14pm
A French court has fined a top local politician in the Alps €10,000 for offering a state official a wolf s tail as a parting gift
Credit: RAYMOND ROIG/ AFP
A top politician in the French Alps was on Friday fined €10,000 (£8,600) for offering a wolf’s tail to the region s state representative as a retirement present.
Jean-Marie Bernard of the conservative Republicans party described the gift as a friendly gesture and a political act to express support for beleaguered farmers who say their pastoral livelihood is at risk from the predatory animal.
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