Tens of thousands of people have come out in support of a French cockerel named Maurice, after his noisy crowing caused a legal row. Two-year-old Maurice lives on the island of Oléron in southwestern France and greets each sunrise with a song - much to the annoyance of nearby holidaymakers. His owner, singer Corinne Fesseau said that the owners of a neighbouring holiday home have made numerous complaints about Maurice's crowing, which recently escalated to threats of legal action. Others said the noises of rural life were preferable to those of the city, and argued that vacationers should adapt to the ways of life in the countryside. READ ALSO: The trials and tribulations of moving to rural France

Source: The Local August 24, 2017 11:03 UTC