RHIAN LUBIN: ‘Govani the lion had a miserable existence, living in a circus where he was kept in a rusty two-by-two-metre square cage. His claws were ripped out, his two large canine teeth had been removed and he became so distressed in the end that he bit off his own tail. He was put through … Continue reading Europe’s circus of horrors: Rescuers discover appalling animal cruelty as they race to free tigers and lions