The French parliament is taking aim at noise complaints in the countryside. Lawmakers say they are well acquainted with the problem of residents who have moved to the countryside from the big cities bemoaning the way livestock, church bells and other rural sounds impinge on their newly claimed right to pastoral quiet.
A new law aims to stop these (rural newcomers) from taking farmers to court over farming activities that were already happening long before they: living together in a respectful way – something I feel is sorely needed.