TRAUMATISED lions have finally escaped their filthy and cramped conditions at the world’s worst zoo.
Horrifying photographs of animals living in cramped concrete cages sparked a major rescue operation at the Safari park in Fier, Albania.
The lion can be seen to be ‘severely malnourished’ as it lies in its filthy enclosureCredit: Caters News Agency
The lions were seen in rusted cages at the park in FierCredit: Caters News Agency
The Albanian zoo was slammed by animal rights protesters after creatures were photographed in filthy conditionsCredit: Caters News Agency
Medics inspected the lions before they were transferred to a centre for traumatised big cats in the NetherlandsCredit: AP:Associated Press
The animals will start a new life at the specialist zooCredit: AFP or licensors
Inside the horrifying Albanian ‘zoo from hell’
Three lions, a waterbuck, four deer, a fox, a zebra and a turtle were sedated before being taken for treatment at Tirana’s public zoo.