Romanian accused of raising lion in garden

Police raid finds 3-year-old lioness, two deer, a stag and two peacocks

Slideshow

Animal Tracks
A nosy badger, a baby alligator, a hungry panda, a growing giraffe – plus more images of cute critters.

more photos

Get weird & wonderful news on Twitter

Looking for more strange and fun stories and oddball videos? Follow @msnbc_wow.

Video: Weird news

Woman gives birth on airplane
Dec. 5: A woman gave birth to a baby boy on a Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago that had to be diverted to Denver International Airport. Msnbc's Alex Witt reports.

DUI driver wipes out holiday display

Grinch repos Christmas

Santa threats land elf in jail

Robber drops in from ceiling

Men take up pole dancing in Japan

Groom tweets before saying ‘I do’

Discuss odd news on Newsvine

After 14 Years, Man Digs Tunnel For Parking Space

After 50 years, UK ministry shuts down UFO unit | Reuters

Suspicious leftovers: Agents say man brought drug-stuffed chicken on flight from El Salvador

Ex-Files: British military unplugs its UFO hot line after 50 years of reports

Sticky fingers? Ohio police say man tried to take their candy bars

Get even more oddness on Newsvine!

Most popular

• Most viewed

• Top rated

• Most e-mailed

Knox upset, tired; gets family visit in prison

20 secrets your waiter will never tell you

Church selling Tiffany window to stay open

Billy Joel's daughter hospitalized, took pills

Victim’s family ‘satisfied’ with Knox conviction

Most viewed on msnbc.com

updated 11:52 a.m. ET April 17, 2008

BUCHAREST, Romania - A news agency says a man was rearing a lion in his back garden in Romania until neighbors decided they had heard enough roaring and called police.

Rompres state news agency says police found a caged 3-year-old lioness, as well as two deer, a stag and two peacocks roaming the garden of the man's home in the southern village of Pietrosita.

The 28-year-old man is being charged with illegal possession of wild animals and could be sentenced to up to a year in jail. He also faces a fine of up to $4,430.

Story continues below ↓

advertisement | your ad here

The daily Evenimentul Zilei newspaper said Wednesday the lioness will be taken to the Bucharest zoo, but that police will let the man keep the peacocks and his dogs.