Residents of a Rome suburb got a surprise on Wednesday when police discovered that the source of strange noises they had reported was a broken-down truck containing three caged circus lions, according to a report in Italian newspaper Il Messaggero.
The lions had been parked in the sun on the outskirts of Rome for at least three days before Italian authorities told the driver to move the large cats into a cooler area, according to Forestry Corps representative Diego Barbone.
The Italian Anti-Vivisection League (LAV) received calls on Tuesday morning from residents of the district of San Basilio to the north east …read more
Source: Newsweek
