Brigitte Bardot accepts the French Legion of Honor medal but with a few qualifications. First, she said the medal was for her work for animal rights, not for her films, no matter what the government says.
'I take this Legion of Honor for my fight in favor of animals,' Bardot, 50, said in a radio interview. She also had to correct the government, saying the Legion of Honor erroneously honored her for '36 years of cinema activities' when her film career spanned only 32 years. Bardot also said she preferred to be awarded the national honor by President Francois Mitterrand instead of a lesser official. Bardot's next animal crusade will be a protest in southwestern France against the hunting of turtle doves.
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