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Boxing kangaroo draws crowds, critics

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    9-year-old 'Jack' entertains crowds at county fair while some think the act is inhumane

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Them all stay in yeah yeah okay.

He's the star of the show with the Wharton county fair.

-- -- The boxing kangaroo.

Green gloves on -- trucks ready for a heavyweight bout at about what they think -- I was also.

The only thing different about what this -- does with us and what the -- does in the -- They don't Wear shorts or boxing gloves but the sun was lost on some did you like kicking around.

That -- through active part at the start badly circuit made others on.

-- any circumstance I don't quite think it's right these real punches in the five minute show.

-- group and how are well clowning around.

Well no.

The nine year old kangaroo is an old row he's been with the circuit seven years the gloves -- hardest.

-- -- for that -- protection.

When Jack performs he travels in an air conditioned trailer.

-- complaints of cruelty have been checked out.

By the USDA.

They inspect candidate we have -- -- traffic can't we have I health inspector that comes out to my house.

She has the paperwork to prove it.

But people for the ethical treatment of animals said in a statement.

That boxing kangaroos are harassed and bullied into defending themselves they suffer immensely from the intense confinement constant travel.

Cruel training and stress.

We would never ever you know heard the kangaroo for goodness sakes he's he's my -- a star I mean it doesn't like they mistreat him anything.

It's not meant to be a boxing routine it's not comedy team.

Not everyone is laughing that boxing kangaroo still draws a crowd in Front Royal -- fox partly.

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