From the BBC:
“Macron's
dog Nemo in video plea to be kind to pets”
French
President Emmanuel Macron's dog Nemo is the star of a video clip urging
citizens to adopt pets at Christmas "with awareness". The black
Labrador-Griffon cross appears with the caption: "My story begins with
abandonment... like me, 100,000 animals are abandoned every year" in
France. "So, at Christmas, adopt them. But adopt with awareness!" Mr
Macron has Covid-19 and is self-isolating at a mansion near Paris. The Nemo
clip has an emotive plea: "your pet is part of your family - he's counting
on you". Nemo first appeared alongside Mr Macron in August 2017,
continuing a tradition of French presidents having a "first dog". Mr
Macron and his wife Brigitte reportedly bought him from an animal rescue centre
for €250 (£227). The Nemo video says parliament will debate a pet adoption bill
in January to combat cruelty to animals. The bill envisages €20m to improve
conditions at animal rescue centres. It aims to punish cruelty to pets more
heavily and require pet buyers to have an "awareness certificate" -
guidelines for treating their pet well. Poorer pet owners will also be able to
claim a subsidy for vets' fees, if the bill is passed. Captain Nemo commands
the submarine Nautilus in the Jules Verne classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under
the Sea. Mr Macron reportedly loves the book. The presidential couple collected
Nemo from an animal refuge in Hermeray, on the western outskirts of Paris. The
dog had been abandoned in Tulle, in the southern Corrèze region, the home base
of Mr Macron's predecessor, François Hollande. Mr Hollande had a female
labrador called Philae during his tenure at the Elysée Palace.
^ This is a
very important message for everyone (in France, the US, Canada and the rest of
the world.) Nemo is so adorable too and the perfect spokes-dog. I got my dog
from a local Humane Society on December 28th a few years ago. He had
been abandoned in Texas right before a Hurricane and then spent weeks living
outside in the flood waters and debris until he was rescued and brought up to
New England where he found me and I found him. It is important for people
everywhere to know that adopting a rescued animal is amazing for them and for
you and that it’s important for Local, State and National Governments need to
make laws to protect animals (rescued and non-rescued.) ^
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