A lion escapes from a circus. It happens in a town near Rome, Italy. People must stay home. Police and circus workers try to catch the lion. Rony Vassallo looks after all circus animals. He says that the lion is not dangerous. The animal’s name is Kimba. After several hours, the police catch Kimba. They sedate the animal. The mayor wants to stop using animals in circuses. Animal groups say that using animals in circuses is not safe. Also, animals are not happy there. In Italy, it is still possible to use animals in circuses. Many people want this to stop.

Surgeons in New York do something really amazing. They complete the first whole-eye transplant in a person. The surgery lasts 21 hours. It is a big success. The person, Aaron James, still cannot see with his eye. The new eye is not talking to the brain yet. But the eye seems healthy. The blood is going through the vessels.  Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez is very excited about this historic step. Doctors never think that this will be possible. Aaron has an electrical accident at work. A part of his face is hurt. Scientists hope that this opens doors for future successful eye transplants.

A café opens in Los Angeles. It is a dog café. There are dogs in the café. You can have a cup of coffee. You can play with the dogs. All of the dogs are from shelters. They have no homes. You can adopt the dogs. Dogs in some shelters are put to sleep. The owner of the café does not like this. She saves the dogs. She helps the dogs and finds them new homes. People like the café. You pay 10 dollars to get one coffee and 55 minutes with the dogs.