Go To The Zoo and See A................. Dog?
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https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/panda-dogs-china-zoo-chow-chow-shanwei-b2616011.html
A Chinese zoo has admitted that the pandas in their exhibits were, in fact, “painted dogs.”
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I think we discussed this a couple of months ago? And if I remember correctly, it was a joke by the zoo the whole time?
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Different zoo. LOL
After visitors publicized the ruse on social media, the organizers admitted they’d painted two Chow Chows — a fluffy dog breed originally from northern China — with black-and-white panda markings. Since then, visitors have demanded their money back for false advertising.
This isn’t the first time a Chinese zoo has misled visitors with claims of housing real pandas.
In May, NBC Newsreported that Taizhou Zoo in Jiangsu Province had also painted Chow Chows. Zoo representatives initially claimed that the animals were a rare breed of “panda dogs,” before admitting that such animals don’t exist. At the time, zoo officials told Chinese state media they had advertised them as “panda dogs,” and did not intentionally mislead anyone.
When journalists asked them why they invented the idea of “panda dogs” to cover their tracks, a zoo representative explained, “There are no panda bears at the zoo, and we wanted to do this as a result.”
At the time, state media and the general public criticized the zoo for also mistreating the dogs.
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Sheesh! 555
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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-zoo-returns-giant-pandas-china-over-cost-2024-09-24/
Finland will return two giant pandas to China in November, more than eight years ahead of time, as the zoo where they live can no longer afford their upkeep, the chair of the zoo's board told Reuters on Tuesday.
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The zoo, a private company, had invested over 8 million euros ($8.92 million) in the facility where the animals live and faced annual costs of 1.5 million euros for their upkeep, including a preservation fee paid to China, Ahtari Chair Risto Sivonen said.
Maybe they can send them to one of the above Chinese zoos
