Among the attractions are wrestling bears, diving mules, donkey basketball games, and piano-playing rabbits.
Customers can have their photographs taken with lion cubs and muzzled bears.
The variations are limited only by the imaginations of exhibitors out for an easy dollar. PETA sent an undercover investigator along with one show to find out what goes on behind the scenes. At every mall, people teased Ruth, and she reportedly chewed off her own index finger from stress. The cats were kept in filthy cages. Later in the day, the local fire department usually hosed them down a second time, often directing a powerful blast of water directly at the most sensitive lion to provoke her into lunging for the bars.