He’s a perfectly healthy dog. Read the article. To kill a healthy dog because a human wants him buried inside a coffin with him is really awful. Seriously. |
I did read the article but didn't see an age. |
It’s 10 years old. I cannot believe you support what he wanted. Wow. https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/20/alain-delon-family-refuse-to-put-down-dog-actor-wished-to-be-buried-with |
NP. I think his mindset was probably that the dog would be so confused and sad without him, it was a kindness to put him down. But I’m glad his family didn’t follow his wishes and that the dog is safe. |
PP here. I'm not supporting him. I said IF the dog were old. Sometimes, sadly, family members can't care for elderly dogs; and they get turned into shelters. I would never want that to happen to my rescue black lab. |
+1 Yes. I agree and am very thankful his dog is safe . (I'm the poster who made the comment about if he were an old dog.) |
Recall also that he was not a well man for the last few years and it's entirely possible his mind was slipping already when he said this. Anyway, I'm sure it was more of an expression of affection than a clear intent to euthanize the dog. I don't see how this could ever have been seriously considered. |
| In an interview he gave in 2015, he was asked what he would ask of God if he had a chance. He said, "to see my mom and dad together." |
He had a very sad upbringing. I can understand why he gave that response. |
His mom and dad sound absolutely awful. They put him in foster care at age four while they each remarried and had other children. I find it so bizarre that he would ever want to see them again. |
I understand that was a temporary arrangement and he returned to his mother after a few years with them. The foster mother was his nanny who lived next door. |
Really? Many kids and adults from broken homes want to see their parents together and without the dysfunction. I hear it from kids in our schools frequently. I've also heard adults say the same. |
How is that an excuse? Who would put their child in foster care while they remarry and raise other children? Neither his mother nor his father ever really wanted him. I can’t imagine the feeling of utter abandonment that would haunt you throughout your life. What a terrible thing to do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Delon |
NP here. His situation sounds very much like something out of Les Choristes (which is an excellent film) re an orphanage or "boarding school" for "troubled" boys post WW2 where families just dropped off their boys if they didn't feel like taking care of them. Some of the kids were rowdy or discipline problems, some were actual orphans but many had families. Unfortunately situations like Delons were common and tolerated at the time. |
+ 1 million |