Chinese cafe faces backlash after painting dogs to look like pandas
5 years, 2 months ago

Chinese cafe faces backlash after painting dogs to look like pandas

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Cute Pet Games Cafe in Chengdu, in China’s south western Sichuan province, opened last month, and at first glance appeared to be home to no fewer than six cuddly baby pandas. A video of the rotund dogs wandering around, nibbling one another and being petted inside the cafe has gone viral on Chinese social media platform Weibo. According to Chengdu Business Daily, “in the store, there are six chow chow dogs who have successfully ‘transformed’,” the news outlet reports. open image in gallery Pandering to their audience: Cute Pet Games Cafe’s ‘panda dogs’ “The customers in the store prefer to call them ‘panda dogs’,” it adds.

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Pet economy purrs ahead as cat, pooch cafes spread
2 months ago

Pet economy purrs ahead as cat, pooch cafes spread

China Daily  

Customers spend leisure time at dog and cat cafes in Wuhan. When Cheng Danni goes to work, her one-and-a-half-year-old golden retriever is sent to a nearby dog cafe in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, where it has a "part-time job." The dog does not feel lonely anymore," said the 20-year-old, who had earlier discovered an "This is actually a new type of …

‘Panda dog’: China zoo paints chow chow dogs to look like pandas, fools thousands of visitors
8 months ago

‘Panda dog’: China zoo paints chow chow dogs to look like pandas, fools thousands of visitors

Hindustan Times  

A zoo in China has come under fire after it was revealed that they painted chow chow dogs to look like pandas. As per VN Express, the zoo did put up a sign saying that people are visiting "panda dogs", instead of real dogs. A Strait Times report said that a signboard at the zoo read, "Panda dogs are not …

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