24th December 2021
Legal disputes over nuisance caused by animal noises have been on the increase in recent years, with some notable recent cases concerning crowing cockerels.
Whether is it barking dogs, croaking frogs, or nuisance from a herd of cows, these disputes between neighbours over animal noises seem to regularly hit the headlines in France.
A recent report to the French parliament on the trend stated that: "Generally speaking, including in rural areas, each inhabitant considers his or her place of living more and more as an "island", disconnected from the neighbouring island."