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Animal rights activists are calling for a law to be passed in parliament that bans circus performances with animals.
The lion “Simba” roamed the streets of the 40,000-inhabitant city in the north of Rome on Saturday evening after escaping. Mayor Alessandro Grando warned the population to be “extremely careful”. It was only after several hours that the animal was caught.
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“The lion has been stunned and captured. It will now be taken over by the circus employees. I would like to thank the State Police, the carabinieri, the fire department and all the volunteers who were on duty in these hours of great concern. I hope that “This incident awakens our conscience and that we should finally put an end to the exploitation of animals in circuses,” said Grando on Facebook.
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The public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation to clarify how the lion escaped. The owners of the “Stefano Orfei” circus claimed that the predator’s cage was deliberately opened to allow him to escape and complained of sabotage.
A dispute over circus performances with exotic animals has been raging in Italy for years. Circus directors have repeatedly been accused of animal abuse. 2,000 animals are used in Italian circuses. The animal protection association LAV is calling for a ban on circus animals based on the model of “Cirque du Soleil”, which does not use animals at all. According to surveys, 70 percent of Italians are against the use of animals in circuses, the animal protection association reported.
Environmentalists are demanding that animals in circuses be gradually banned. The Italian circus association is fighting against this: Italian laws are already among the strictest in Europe, and the planned change would restrict the art.
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