A Chinese zoo has admitted that the pandas in their exhibits were, in fact, “painted dogs.” According to the New York Post, visitors at the Shanwei Zoo realized they were being bamboozled when ...

The Taizhou Zoo came to international attention last year after staff there painted dogs to look like pandas in a bid to increase footfall.

The Shanwei Zoo, also located in China, painted dogs to look like pandas as well last year, prompting visitors to demand refunds.

Zoo officials told state media the Chow Chows – a fluffy dog breed originally from northern China – were painted to look like giant pandas but the zoo wasn’t trying to fool anyone.

A zoo in China has sparked controversy for painting Chow Chow dogs to resemble tigers, raising concerns about animal welfare.

Dogs dolled-up to look like other species has become quite an issue in China. Taizhou Zoo has previously been caught parading painted puppies as pandas in order to pull in crowds.

An Chinese zoo that was caught painting dogs to look like pandas has sparked outrage yet again - this time for painting them bright orange to resemble tigers.

A Chinese zoo has sparked outraged after it painted dogs orange and black and presented them as tigers after it was ridiculed for pulling a similar stunt to make pooches look like panda bears.

More recently, visitors noticed signs fessing up and calling the so-called pandas “painted dogs.” Taizhou Zoo was not the first place to come up with the idea.

Zoo admits that their pandas are ‘painted dogs’ after backlash from visitors ‘That’s the Temu version of a panda,’ viewer says ...