Lion wanders streets of Italian town after escaping from circus

[muriel_volestrangler]

A lion prowled the streets of an Italian seaside town for several hours after escaping from a local circus before being sedated and captured.

Alessandro Grando, the mayor of Ladispoli, near Rome, had told residents to stay at home on Saturday while police and circus staff sought to catch the animal.

Link to tweet

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In a Facebook post at around 10.30pm (2130 GMT), more than five hours after his original message raising the alarm, Grando said the lion had been “sedated and captured”.
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“I hope that this episode can stir some consciences, and that we can finally put an end to the exploitation of animals in circuses,” the mayor added.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/12/lion-wanders-streets-of-italian-town-after-escaping-from-circus

[hlthe2b]

1. Beautiful animal and fortunate to escape where he did...

I'd say the odds of some hyped-up gun-humper or impulsive cop NOT shooting the animal dead before anyone with expertise could even be notified-- in much of the US-- to be far too close to 0.00%.

[Bayard]

2. He looks confused by the concrete jungle

Poor guy. Back to the big tent.

[catrose]

3. And the tiny cage where he spends most of his time.

I wish he could retire to a samctuary.