He was the best-known veterinarian in France. Michel Klein, iconic face of television and known for his appearances in The Dorothée Club or in 30 million friends, died at the age of 103as the host Dorothée announced on her social networks. “Doctor, you will always remain in our hearts. Thank you for everything”she wrote this Saturday, October 19.
Born in Romania, he started the profession in the 1950s before specializing in zoo and circus care. With his television appearances, he popularized his love of animals.
This former resistance fighter also founded its own veterinary clinic in Paris and had a important role in the creation of the Thoiry zoo. With the support of Jacques Chirac, he initiated thethe creation of the Paris Guide Dog School. He was also vice-president of the SPA.
This true lover of animals is also at the origin, in 1970, of the tattooing dogs to identify them in the event of loss. “All my life, it was the animals,” he declared during his last television appearance, in January 2023 in It starts todayon France 2.
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