Guide to adopting a cat or dog in France, how to get pet advice 300,000 pets are abandoned in France annually but stricter rules on pet ownership may help animals find forever homes
Unmarried couples to be able to adopt if new French law passes ‘Marriage is no guarantee of stability compared to other types of unions,’ said MP behind the bill
Can wife adopt my children if we become French? If we take French nationality can my wife adopt my adult children? One lives in France and one in the UK. NC
practical Can French nationality be passed to an adopted child? Partner article: A look at the differences between English and French law concerning adoption and whether the child can obtain nationality through the process
Family groups in France concerned over adoption law changes Family groups are concerned that proposed changes to adoption law in France have been rushed and could lead to confusion
France reviews adoption rights for unmarried couples A bill to allow full adoption rights for people who are pacsed or living together has passed the first stage
Why you should consider adopting older dogs One reader shares her story of adopting an older dog, Sammie, and shares why other dog-lovers should do the same.
Refuges: 55-110 pets a day saved in France Between 55 and 110 animals have been saved from possible euthanasia every day since pet adoption was authorised during the confinement period.
Happy ending for cat found with 1kg of dreadlocks An animal refuge has told how they had to cut one kilogram of dreadlocks off the back of a cat which had become too fat to clean itself – and that the cat has now been adopted.
'UK forced adoption punishes parents for no reason' ‘Punishing people for crime they have not committed is wrong’, campaigner insists
Foster carers needed to give pets a new chance Charities in plea for help to give rescued animals some respite from shelters