Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lion sits in its cage at Safari Zoo Park in Mbrostar, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Tirana, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018.

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An international animal welfare group was locked in a dispute with the Albanian government Thursday over three lions that were removed from a private zoo but not been taken to ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lion is seen in its cage at a zoo in Tirana, Thursday, April 18, 2019. An international animal welfare charity was locked in a ...

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A lion and bear rescued from captivity in northern Albania arrived in animal sanctuaries in Germany in early December after authorities in Tirana discovered they were being ...

Albanian police have forced open cages at a private zoo and removed 12 animals, including three lions and a bear, being kept in what were described as “hellish” conditions. Police and conservation ...

Albanian police on Sunday broke open cages at a private zoo and removed 11 animals including three lions and a bear being kept in "hellish" conditions, animal welfare workers said. After the owner of ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian authorities forced their way into a private zoo on Sunday and removed 12 animals because of fears that they were malnourished. Police and conservation officials pried ...

TIRANA, Albania – An international animal welfare charity is locked in a spat with the Albanian government over three lions destined for a sanctuary in the Netherlands. The Four Paws says the lions ...

MBROSTAR, Albania (AP) — A report claiming lions and other animals were left malnourished at a private zoo in Albania has prompted Albanian authorities to order the zoo’s temporary closure.