Particularly cruel part of the black bear act: forced to balance on top of a metal sheet which is placed on a ball, the bear has a difficult time and is beaten by the trainer and held up by the fur on its head for most of the act, until it falls down.
I went to the zoo in a Wuxi, China and was shocked to see little children clapping as they watched animals (monkeys, bears, etc.) in chains, whipped to do crazy things like ride tricycles.
This is one in a series of clips I took with my digital camera of most of the show (the zoo in Wuxi is a smaller one and you will find longer shows elsewhere). The videos should, ideally, be watched in chronological order for best effect.
