Lorraine Williamson
MADRID – Friday night in downtown Madrid had some unusual revellers hanging around the street corners. However, it is not thought to have been a typical botellon. On this occasion, these party-goers had four legs, and lots of fur.
If you thought maybe you had too many glasses of Sangria and were seeing things, don´t worry! Eight camels and a llama took themselves off for a night on the town after escaping from a nearby circus.
The National Police posted on Twitter.
Varios camellos🐫🐫🐫 y una llama 🦙 se han escapado esta noche de un #circo en #Madrid.
Agentes de la UPR🚔 los han localizado y custodiado para que pudieran volver sanos y salvos.#WeLoveAnimals💙 pic.twitter.com/4bX5T9cICf
— Policía Nacional (@policia) November 5, 2021
Circus in Madrid
Various camels and a llama escaped tonight from a circus in Madrid. Police located the fugitives. Thankfully there was no spitting or violence involved. They were guarded until they could be returned to safety.
Safely caught
According to the Guardian newspaper, Mati Munoz, one of the circus’s managers, expressed relief that the furry fugitives – Bactrian camels that have two humps and thick, shaggy coats – had been safely caught.
Possible sabotage
“Nothing happened, thank God,” he said, saying the circus had filed a complaint after discovering that the electric fence around the animals’ enclosure had been cut. “We think [their escape] was due to an act of sabotage by animal rights groups who protest every year.”
Thankfully all animals are safe again as anything could have happened when they were on the loose.