Source: Global Times
Agence France-Presse quoted the Spanish police as saying on the 6th that 8 camels and an alpaca fled the circus late at night and appeared on the streets of Madrid.
According to the report, someone saw these animals wandering in the streets near the circus in the early morning of the 5th. Police then rushed to the scene to capture him and safely return it to circus management. The circus manager was pleased with the safe return of the animals, and he suspected that the animals running out could have been "deliberately done" by local animal protection groups.
The circus pointed out that on the night of the animals' escape, the power grid around the enclosure was cut off, and animal protection groups came to protest every year, saying that animal performances were inhumane. It is understood that the Madrid municipality prohibits wild animals from performing in circuses, but captive animals are not included. It is reported that the 8 camels that fled were all Bactrian camels and were artificially raised. (Wang Pinzhi)