--- description: The wooly animals weren't too vocal, preferring to munch on grass while their owners did all the talking title: French Farmers Protest "Baaaaad" Policies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09362b0d519bf591/69876b6c5f570f03edb13d8b/459640932.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # French Farmers Bring Sheep to the Eiffel Tower to Protest Wolf Attacks by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 28, 2014 7:57 AM CUT  A sheep stands at the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in Paris during a protest by farmers demanding an effective plan by the ecology ministry to fight against wolves following an increasing number of attacks on flocks on November 27, 2014. A sheep stands at the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in Paris during a protest by farmers demanding an effective plan by the ecology ministry to fight against wolves following an increasing number of attacks on flocks on November 27, 2014.PATRICK KOVARIK—AFP/Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 28, 2014 7:57 AM CUT French farmers, [protesting wolf attacks](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/435bc0d7fd05406d8b737f0c0f936463/new-breed-french-protester-sheep "undefined") against their sheep, decided to place the issue at the government’s doorstep on Thursday — by bringing their flocks to graze at the Eiffel tower. The farmers claim French environmental policies do not provide their livestock with enough protection from predators, the Associated Press reports. The government, on the other hand, says the protection and compensation measures already in place are good enough considering that it is also trying to protect the wolf population. The sheep, meanwhile, were not as vocal about their predicament, idly munching on grass in front of the iconic Parisian monument while their owners do all the talking. \[[_AP_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/435bc0d7fd05406d8b737f0c0f936463/new-breed-french-protester-sheep "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3609276/french-farmers-bring-sheep-to-the-eiffel-tower-to-protest-wolf-attacks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3609276/french-farmers-bring-sheep-to-the-eiffel-tower-to-protest-wolf-attacks/"},"headline":"French Farmers Bring Sheep to the Eiffel Tower to Protest Wolf Attacks","datePublished":"2014-11-28T07:57:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:26:14.441Z","description":"Not a \"baaaaaad\" way to get your point across","url":"https://time.com/3609276/french-farmers-bring-sheep-to-the-eiffel-tower-to-protest-wolf-attacks/","keywords":["France","protest","farmers","paris","sheep","Eiffel Tower"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09362b0d519bf591/69876b6c5f570f03edb13d8b/459640932.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09362b0d519bf591/69876b6c5f570f03edb13d8b/459640932.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FRANCE-ENVIRONMENT-FARMING-ANIMALS","caption":"FRANCE-ENVIRONMENT-FARMING-ANIMALS","creditText":"PATRICK KOVARIK—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3609276/french-farmers-bring-sheep-to-the-eiffel-tower-to-protest-wolf-attacks/","name":"French Farmers Bring Sheep to the Eiffel Tower to Protest Wolf Attacks"}}]}] ```