Mentalities evolution
Adventure line productions (ALP), which produces the game in the famous Charentais pertuis fort, made the news official this Thursday, February 24: “the tigers are leaving “Fort Boyard””. The reflection does not date from today, but comes to stick to “the evolution of mentalities”. In other words, concern for animal welfare and the end of wild animals in traveling circuses, announced by Minister Barbara Pompili in 2020. ALP also confides that “several animal protection associations have come forward, but no viewers. »
However, ALP did not want to throw away Tosca, 11, and Kashmir, 5, like old socks. “They will stay in the animal reserve of Thierry Le Portier, their owner based in Vendée. And Félindra will stay by their side. “As a recognition, ALP and France Télévisions will pay money to the breeder until the death of the tigers “in order to ensure them a dignified end of life”.
Tigers are an integral part of the visual identity of the game.
ALP
The spirit remains
But by the way “Fort Boyard” without tigers will no longer really be “Fort Boyard”? ALP seems to have everything planned and promises that “the spirit of the tigers will always be present within the fort, as they are an integral part of the magic of the program. And the game’s emblem (with a prominent tiger’s head) won’t change.
Every year, in the spring, when the game was being shot, Fouras saw the tigers embark in a cage for “Fort Boyard”.
Xavier Léoty/ “South West”
Better still, to reassure fans of entertainment, Félindra could stay alongside Father Fouras, Passe-Partout or Chef Willy. “Nothing is stopped, we are still working on the 2022 season”, specifies ALP.