Bernard d’Ormale, Brigitte Bardot’s husband, takes the helm of his foundation for animals

Brigitte Bardot’s husband, Bernard d’Ormale, was elected Friday as president of his foundation for animal causes, according to a press release. “Husband of Brigitte Bardot for 33 years, he accompanied her in life and in all of her fights for animals in distress. He will scrupulously ensure that the spirit desired by Brigitte Bardot for her foundation continues.”indicates the Brigitte Bardot Foundation. The same management team remains at the helm, and the “same ethics” will prevail.

Died on December 28 at the age of 91, the actress was confident in a final posthumous message of wishes published in January in the magazine of her foundation. “The fight will continue, with or without me…”she wrote about the future of the movement she created.

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Affection and support

The foundation has nearly 300 employees and 500 volunteers, and 13,000 animals taken in in 4 shelters and 150 partner pensions. It carries out actions in France and also in 70 countries to rescue and protect animals.

On Friday, the foundation thanked “infinitely all those who showed their affection and support following the death” by Brigitte Bardot. Defense of elephants, opposition to ritual slaughter, bullfighting or the consumption of horse meat… The cinema icon had become passionate about the animal cause in the middle of his life. The industrialist Bernard d’Ormale, close to the National Front, was her third husband.