Reading the NYT at 3:30 AM? You must like it a LOT.
That honestly sounds like way too much work. Have to feed them, clean the cages...much easier ways to rattle people than using lions. Unless it's a Thai Midget Wrestling company or something. Tie and blindfold, fly them around for a few minutes telling them that if they don't talk, they will be tossed out. Then, hover about 1 foot off the ground and shove them out the door.
Oh, the looks on their faces! I love that one.