Following the capture last night of the lion, which escaped from a circus in Ladispoli on the Lazio coast, Investigations are currently underway to determine whether the cage in which Kimba was confined was maliciously opened by someone. This is what the police forces have to check, who intervened on Saturday afternoon and were involved in a real lion hunt that only ended late in the evening. The Civitavecchia public prosecutor’s office could open a real investigation into the incidents after police and carabinieri provided information
Video Leone escapes from the circus in Ladispoli, taken in the evening
The escape, the lion hunt and the capture
The lion, which escaped from a circus in Ladispoli, a northern coastal town not far from Rome, was captured, euthanized and brought to safety last night. “Avoid traveling,” Mayor Alessandro Grando warned on social media immediately after the animal’s escape and advised citizens to stay at home. After the escape, the lion wandered around some city streets for a long time and was filmed by many people making films from home or in their cars.
A logistical command center was set up and police and fire departments were mobilized to capture him. The intervention of veterinarians with anesthetic injections was also planned to euthanize him and facilitate his recovery. After the alarm was raised shortly before 4 p.m., Cerveteri firefighters also took part in the search. The darkness didn’t make the search any easier and the firefighters used their floodlights to ensure visibility. A state police helicopter flew over the area and, in a first step, was able to identify the cat in a cultivated field using the infrared sight. To facilitate the search, a section of Via Aurelia from km 38 to km 42 was also closed.
Controversy over circuses that use animals has also exploded. “For those who will begin to ask: why does the circus with animals still come to Ladispoli? Why did the mayor approve the circus? The answer is that I have not approved anything, it is not up to me to do it” and that unfortunately we cannot ban circuses with animals from coming to our city – announced the mayor of Ladispoli on social media – in 2017 we tried, but we lost the appeal to the TAR and also had to reimburse the appellants for their legal costs. Until the rules change, we will have no choice.” “I hope,” wrote the mayor of Ladispoli the evening after the lion’s capture, “that this episode can awaken some consciences and that we can finally put an end to the exploitation of animals in circuses Meanwhile, Oipa animal rights activists are once again hoping for “the introduction of a law banning circuses with animals, also in line with the new Article 9 of the Constitution, which “protects the environment, biodiversity and ecosystems, including in the interest of future generations”. “. While the Italian Animal and Environmental Protection Association demands that “this lion is not killed and not returned to the circus cages”.
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