Serge, had the most exciting- and hopefully not too terrifying- night of his life, after the five men decided to ‘liberate’ him from the circus he belongs to.
The perhaps rather tipsy fivesome had just left a nightclub when they stumbled (literally) across the Italian-Franco circus.
'We went in and played with the animals. We ended up taking a llama with us,' one, called Matthieu, told BFM TV.
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The group decided to take Serge on a tour of the town, before squashing the poor creature onto a tram.
Their fun ended here, as the tram driver called the police.
Before escaping, the crew tied their comrade for the evening to a lamp post.
But the men were tracked down, arrested and now face charges.
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The images of their odd night out however, have gone viral, leading to a Facebook petition calling from the group not to face charges.
The owner of the circus is not convinced, explaining:
‘The offence is too serious: a zebra nearly escaped from the cage. We had to run everywhere to catch it.’
8-year-old Serge was not injured, and is now back at the circus.