Lion Escapes Circus In Suspected Sneaky Sabotage In Quaint Italian Town, Whole Town Hides In Fear

It's not every day you look out your window to see a lion walking down the street past your house! That's never happened to us, but in the town of Ladispoli, Italy, it has. A lion escaped from a circus that was in town and took a little walk around the town before being taken back to the circus a few hours later. Residents were urged to stay inside, and one woman caught the cat on camera strolling down her street.

The owner of the circus declined to comment on how it escaped, although he did mention that the lock to the lion's cage was forced open - so he does suspect sabotage. Italy is one of the only countries left in the European Union that hasn't banned the use of animals in the entertainment industry. All in all, everyone is okay, including the lion, and this quaint little town had a very exciting evening!

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What would you do if you looked out the window and saw a lion just parading down your street? We would be completely baffled because we would never in one million years expect that to happen! Who do you call - the police? Animal control? Good thing this lion was a gentle giant!
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Even when we saw lions at the zoo, they were always laying down somewhere far away in the enclosure, so we've never seen one this up close before! Can you imagine just driving down the road, seeing something on the side of the road, and having to do a double-take because you thought you just saw a lion?? Crazy.
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