Odd News Roundup: Police remove emaciated lion from French circus

The prefecture for the Eure region said in a statement the lion had been seized as the circus had a license for only four lions.Four other lions remain at the circus and their health is being tested, it said.

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Police remove emaciated lion from French circus

French police have taken away an emaciated lion from a circus in Vironvay, western France, following complaints from an animal rights organization. The prefecture for the Eure region said in a statement the lion had been seized as the circus had a license for only four lions. Four other lions remain at the circus and their health is being tested, it said.