A zoo in communist China was accused of disguising dogs to trick visitors into thinking they were pandas because the zoo did not have the real thing.
The “pandas” were revealed to visitors on Wednesday at the Taizhou Zoo in Jiangsu Province, the New York Post reported on Monday.
Chinese zoo sparks fury after painting chow chow dogs to look like PANDAS as their latest attraction https://t.co/pfSeF6UAxJ pic.twitter.com/rUwJdjsijK
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However, the “pandas” were actually Chow Chow dogs, a breed that may be one of the world’s oldest, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC).
Reports say zoo officials groomed the dogs and dyed their faces to look like pandas before putting the animals on display.
According to Bore Cure, zoo officials said the dye was harmless, and they dressed the dogs that way because they did not have…
