Authorities forced their way into a private zoo on Sunday and removed 12 animals because of fears that they were malnourished. Albanian police and conservation officials pried open the main gate ...

Tirana Zoo . Paul Cohn/paulcohnimages.com. The zoo in Tirana, Albania, is better described as an animal prison — most of its residents are kept in small, featureless rooms lined with hospital tiles.

Lions rescued from 'Europe's worst zoo' have been left stranded in tiny pens while red tape prevents them from leaving Albania - where they have been horribly mis-treated. Zhaku, a 12-year-old ...

"Tirana Zoo is doing its best but the facilities are just not adequate for big cats. They're becoming more distressed and need to get to a better place quickly." ...