In a scene similar to the film Madagascar, a circus lion was captured on camera wandering through the streets of an Italian town after it escaped from its enclosure. The lion named Kimba escaped from the Rony Roller circus in the seaside town of Ladispoli, near Rome, and was caught five hours after the initial alert was raised, according to a report by the BBC. Shellshocked locals recorded the lion roaming the streets. A man named Michele Galvani shared a video of the lion walking the streets of the seaside town. “The lion walking through the houses of #Ladispoli. Unbelievable what is happening today,” says the caption of the video, translated from Italian. Watch the video below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by michele galvani (@galvanimichele) “Majestic and amazed by this sudden freedom, who knows how he’s tasting it. I hope that as soon as possible they ban the exploitation of animals in circuses,” a user wrote in Italian. “Free these creatures from their cages, let them live in their habitats, boycott animal circuses. All animals, must be respected!!!” said another. More footage of the lion that escaped from a circus wandering the streets of Ladispoli, Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 | 11 November 2023 | #Italy #Lion #escaped pic.twitter.com/jW5Sq7jbha — Disaster Tracker (@DisasterTrackHQ) November 12, 2023 Mayor of the town, Alessandro Grando, took to Facebook to warn residents to stay inside while circus staff and law enforcement officers worked to contain and recapture the lion. In another post a few hours later, he said, “The lion was sedated and captured. Now it will be taken over by the circus staff. Thank you State Police, Carabinieri, Firefighters, Local and Provincial Police, ASL and all the volunteers who served during these hours of great learning. I hope this episode can raise some conscience, and that we can finally put an end to animal exploitation in circuses.”
