Brigitte Bardot
French actress and singer
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| October 2024 | At age 90, appealed to French President Emmanuel Macron to grant Paul Watson political asylum and initiated a demonstration in support of Watson in Paris. Also wrote a letter to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen about Watson's detention. |
| 2021 | Her effigy in Saint-Tropez was dressed in 1400 gold leaves of 23.75 carats each. |
| October 14 2019 | Received the GAIA Lifetime Achievement Award from the Belgian association for the defence of animal rights. |
| 2017 | A statue in her honor was erected in central Saint-Tropez. |
| July 23 2015 | Condemned Australian politician Greg Hunt's plan to eradicate 2 million cats to save endangered species. |
| 2013 | Began collaborating with Kagyupa International Monlam Trust of India to operate an annual veterinary care camp in Bodhgaya. |
| May 25 2011 | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society renamed their fast interceptor vessel MV Gojira to MV Brigitte Bardot in appreciation of her support. |
| April 22 2011 | Wrote a critical letter to French culture minister Frédéric Mitterrand protesting the inclusion of bullfighting in France's cultural heritage. |
| August 2010 | Addressed a letter to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, appealing to halt the killing of dolphins in the Faroe Islands, which she described as a 'macabre spectacle'. |
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