In recent hours, a controversial image has gone viral in China. A zoo in the city of Taizhou, located in the eastern part of the country, decided to dye two Chow Chow dogs black and white to make them look like panda bears and attract visitors' attention.
In China, chow chows were painted to look like pandas to attract visitors: “Tens of thousands of people visited the zoo from May 1 to May 5 to see the pandas. However, the painted dogs have caused a wave of complaints. pic.twitter.com/dbSUjA0ztu
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The Star reported that a zoo employee acknowledged that this decision was made to attract a greater number of visitors and give them a more fun experience.
This controversy is reminiscent of a similar incident that occurred a few months ago in another zoo in China. In the city of Hangzhou, several visitors claimed that the sun bears on display were not real animals, but people dressed in bear costumes.
