Despite the actor's wishes. Relatives did not allow Alain Delon's dog, with whom he wanted to die on the same day, to be put to sleep

The legendary French actor Alain Delon, who passed away on August 18, dreamed of dying on the same day as his pet dog, Lubo. The star wanted to put his best friend to sleep in case he died first.

The celebrity talked about this in an interview with Paris Match in 2018. When asked whether he was afraid of death, Delon answered in the negative, noting that it was only a matter of time. Instead, the actor was worried about the fate of his pet: "What I do know is that I will not leave my dog alone. It's my dog, a Belgian shepherd, whom I love like a child. His name is Lubo."

Then the Frenchman admitted that he had owned 50 dogs in the past, but he considered Lubo a special friend. "If I die before him, I'll ask the vet to take us away together. He will put him down so that he dies in my arms. I'd rather do that than know that he'll let himself die on my grave in such suffering," Delon expressed his wish.

However, these words quickly provoked a reaction from the Society for the Protection of Animals (Société protectrice des animaux, SPA), writes L'Independant. In its account on the X platform, the association noted that "the life of an animal should not depend on the life of a human" and offered to take Lubo into care to find him a new family.

After "numerous calls from fans worried about Lubo," the Brigitte Bardot Foundation said it had contacted Alain Delon's family, who assured them that the dog was being taken care of. "Lubo is doing well," the association founded by the 89-year-old actress confirmed.

The actor's children consider their pet a full-fledged member of the family. According to the star's entourage, they became friends with their father's dog during regular visits to him. The dog's name is even mentioned in the official announcement of the actor's death. "Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony, and (his dog) Lubo are deeply saddened to announce that their father has passed away," reads the press release published on Sunday morning. Thus, Lubo will continue to live, probably together with Alain Fabien, the youngest of Delon's children.

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