On August 10th, Zack Eichten, the Minnesota state director for the Humane Society, shed light on the disturbing reality behind "Tiger Encounter" exhibits.
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The white Bengal tiger raised its large pink paws and stretched out against the wire enclosure as its trainer dangled a piece of raw meat on a stick. Hundreds of Carver County Fair spectators watched in awe, some just a dozen feet away from the animal. Promoters of the twice-a-day Tiger Encounter show at the fair in Waconia promise it teaches crowds about big cats and the value of .