▁Ed ifying ▁and ▁Joy ous ▁Story ▁of ▁Col in ot ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁B ard ot ▁announced ▁she ▁was ▁ret iring ▁from ▁acting ▁as ▁" a ▁way ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁eleg antly ". ▁ ▁Animal ▁rights ▁activ ism : ▁ 1 9 7 3 – present ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁before ▁her ▁ 3 9 th ▁birth day , ▁B ard ot ▁announced ▁her ▁ret irement . ▁After ▁appearing ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁forty ▁motion ▁pictures ▁and ▁recording ▁several ▁music ▁albums , ▁most ▁not ably ▁with ▁Serge ▁G ains bourg , ▁she ▁used ▁her ▁fame ▁to ▁promote ▁animal ▁rights . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁she ▁established ▁the ▁Brig itte ▁B ard ot ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁W elf are ▁and ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Anim als . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁veget arian ▁and ▁raised ▁three ▁million ▁fran cs ▁( € 8 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁eu ros ) ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁foundation ▁by ▁au ction ing ▁off ▁j ew ell ery ▁and ▁personal ▁belong ings . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁strong ▁animal ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁horse ▁meat . ▁In ▁support ▁of ▁animal ▁protection , ▁she ▁condem ned ▁se al ▁hunting ▁in ▁Canada ▁during ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁that ▁country ▁with ▁Paul ▁Watson ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁She ph erd ▁Conserv ation ▁Society . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1