Maurice the noisy rooster can keep crowing(1/3)

Corinne Fesseau poses with her rooster Maurice, whose loud crows landed him in court accused of noise pollution, in Saint-Pierre-d'Oleron, France Aug. 31, 2019. (Photo/Agencies)

A French court ruled on Thursday that the rooster, Maurice, could continue his dawn crowing despite complaints from neighbors, in a case the French media has cast as a battle between the old rural way of life and modern values creeping in from the city.

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2019, shows Maurice, the rooster of Corinne Fesseau, whose loud crows landed him in court accused of noise pollution, in Saint-Pierre-d'Oleron, France, August 31, 2019. (Photo/Agencies)

Photo shows Maurice, the rooster, in court, Sept. 5, 2019. (Photo/Agencies)