Chinese Zoo Paints Up Dogs as Pandas to Attract Visitors!

A zoo located in China’s Taizhou city painted dogs as pandas to attract visitors.

The new exhibition was unveiled on May 1, featuring “panda dogs”. They were found to be Chow Chow dogs painted black and white to resemble pandas.

Netizens slammed the zoo authorities after videos of the painted dogs were widely shared on social media.

According to a report of Sky News, the zoo authorities charged visitors 20 yuan (Rs 231.08) to watch the new exhibition featuring the dogs painted as pandas.

Chow Chow is a dog breed known for its thick double coat of fur from northern China. They were painted to resemble pandas.

As per a report in The Global Times, a zoo worker denied such accusations and claimed that this was “just a new display” they offered to visitors.

Per Jam Press, a zoo spokesperson also defended the panda exhibit by saying: “People also dye their hair. Natural dye can be used on dogs if they have long fur. There are no panda bears at the zoo, and we wanted to do this as a result,” The Golab Times report said.