His song will no longer resonate, but his cry, he was heard by justice. A few days before the fateful date of his trial, the Ricco rooster, deemed too noisy by a neighbor, died at the age of 7. A tragic end for the animal, odiously carried away by the voracious appetite of a passage fox, reports the Dauphiné liberated. His disappearance will not have prevented justice from laying a decision in his favor this Friday, July 4. If the court of Bourgoin-Jallieu (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) estimated that the case did not fall under its jurisdiction, it however condemned the complainant, who accused the animal of singing too hard, of paying 2,000 euros to repair the moral damage of the owners. She will also have to reimburse them for their lawyers, up to 1,500 euros.
“It is a victory for Ricco, a tribute after his death, but also a symbol for all the others. With this decision, all the roosters of France will be able to sing a little more at peace ”, welcomes Liberty One of the owners of Ricco, Franck Charreton. He hopes that in the future, “People will think twice before complaining” Against what is the emblem of the rural environment. “It’s a shame that Ricco is no longer there to see that.”
For the past four years, this neighbor had been flying in the feathers of the Isérois rooster. Unwelcome by the morning vocalizations of the Gallinaceous, she had justice her two owners, Franck and Alexia Charreton, in September. The umpteenth and final stage of an intestine war sowing zizania in the hamlet of Boussieu, where the dashing male has so far flowed peaceful days. Since then, the case had grown and Ricco, in spite of itself, had become a symbol: that of the resistance of a fauna having – whatever the humans say – the right to exist. As well as the freedom to sing.
Dedicated to the cause, Franck and Alexia Charreton wrote a letter to the judge a few days before the verdict fell. The couple feared then see the procedure finish in the back of the fish due to the death of their companion and claimed a judgment “Posthumously”. “He had his place with us and in our court. Do we need an answer: did he have the right to be there? We hope that the case will be judged to end these attacks ”they proclaimed. Before adding, mourning can be a little too fast: “And let us know, in the event that one takes up one.”
The unthinkable happened a weekday evening. While summer, the sun was reluctant to decline. For this time, just for this time, the duo made the decision to shift the closure of their chicken coop. After all, we could let poultry enjoy, right? Bitters regrets. A few hours later, it was a horror scene that they discovered.
“My husband found [Ricco] Almost in pieces in front of the chicken coop in the morning “tell Franck and Alexia Charreton. Two hens also lacked the call. Another one “Bloody and shocked” was in a refugee survival momentum inside his shelter. Even today, the female remains in shock. To the point of laying his standing eggs. The owners, too, struggle to recover: “We loved Ricco, he had a story.”
Before him, another rooster had defended his right to cocorico in court: Mauritius. The Oléronnais chicken had won the take of beak brilliantly in 2019. Its detractors having even had to pay it 1,000 euros in damages. Ricco will not be able to savor such a victory during his lifetime. But from his paw, he will have marked the story … and the memories.
In the past, more than 35,000 people had signed a petition in its favor. Under the publication announcing his death on his Facebook page, the tributes of his supporters still abound. «RIP»writes a surfer. “No word will take away the pain from this loss”another lamented, sending its condolences to the owners. Finally, in yet another message, a man greets: “Also having a neighbor who does not support my rooster, I admire the fight you have led”.
So, to celebrate the victory of his chicken coop and shout it on all the roofs, Franck Charreton announces that he will organize in a few days “A giant omelet” in his garden. The feast will be shared with all the neighbors. The hens will not be far away. Not resentful, the Isérois observes: “Even this neighbor, the complainant, will be welcome if she wants!”
Update at 6:35 p.m. with the conviction of the court
