Chinese zoo defends dyeing dogs black and white to look like pandas

A Chinese language zoo has been accused of charging clients cash to see “pandas” which might be truly simply canines painted black and white.

Taizhou Zoo, within the jap Chinese language coastal province of Jiangsu, unveiled a brand new exhibition that includes “panda canines” at the beginning of Might. Guests had been charged 20 yuan (£2.22) to see the brand new attraction.

However those that travelled to the zoo claimed the animals had been truly chow chows, a canine breed recognized for its thick double coat of fur from northern China, and mentioned the canines had been dyed black and white to resemble pandas.

Based on Chinese language state media outlet The World Instances, attorneys mentioned “inevitably the guests will really feel dissatisfied and deceived upon discovering the reality” in regards to the exhibit.

A employee on the zoo denied accusations of false promoting, telling the outlet: “That is only a new show we provide to guests.

“We aren’t charging further. The wording that includes chow chow canines is right and precisely describes what they’re, so we’re not dishonest our guests.”

A zoo spokesperson additionally defended the panda exhibit, including: “Folks additionally dye their hair. Pure dye can be utilized on canines if they’ve lengthy fur. There are not any panda bears on the zoo and we wished to do that in consequence.”

It’s not the primary time a Chinese language zoo seems to have tried to idiot guests with this trick.

In 2010, within the neighbouring province of Henan, a park within the metropolis of Zhengzhou purchased 4 dyed chow chows and a golden retriever, dyed to resemble a tiger, from a pet market in Sichuan as an try to draw guests, based on a report from Reuters.

And final 12 months, Hangzhou Zoo, south of Jiangsu, was pressured to disclaim claims a few of its bears had been individuals in costumes.

It got here after a clip of a Malaysian solar bear – named Angela – strolling on its hind legs went viral in July and sparked hypothesis that the animal was a human being in a badly-fitting bear swimsuit.

A member of the zoo’s employees mentioned on the time: “Our zoo is government-run, in order that form of state of affairs wouldn’t occur.

“The temperature in the summertime is sort of 40 levels, if you happen to placed on a fur swimsuit, you actually couldn’t final various minutes with out mendacity down.”