To raise awareness of animal abandonment

Emmanuel Macron's dog "Nemo" ... the star of a video tape

Nemo often appears alongside Macron, especially during visits by leaders.

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"Nemo", the dog of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, turned into the star of a video tape, which was published the day before yesterday on social networks, to raise awareness about the phenomenon of abandoning animals and encouraging their acquisition.

"Nemo" barks in this video to tell, using a camel that appears at the bottom of the screen, his story as a dog that was abandoned before being transported to a shelter in the suburb of Paris, and then getting to know his new owners in 2017.

"As it was, 100,000 animals are abandoned every year" in France, according to this tape, which was posted on Emmanuel Macron's accounts in "Instagram", "Snapchat", "TikTok" and "Facebook".

The text refers to a "program of action to be adopted" to encourage the possession of animals, for which 20 million euros have been allocated in the context of the recovery plan, and that "ill-treatment will be subject to more severe penalties."

"Your animal is part of the family, and it is counting on you," the video concluded.

It is expected that the French Parliament will discuss a draft law to address animal abuse.

Nemo often appears alongside Emmanuel Macron, especially during visits by foreign leaders.

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