新闻来源：www.cnn.com
原文地址：‘Panda Dogs’: Chinese zoo goes viral for luring visitors with painted pups
新闻日期：2024-09-20
中国一个动物园承认其明星动物——两只所谓的“熊猫狗”实际上是被涂漆的小巧长毛犬。摄影师在广东省南部的一家动物园拍摄了一则视频，视频中可以看到这两只黑白相间的狗狗站在标牌前，标牌上写着“Panda Dogs”。标牌下方还有一行字：“我们是‘Panda Dogs’，由Chow Chow 狗涂漆而成，是一只温柔、聪明、友好的宠物狗，非常可爱！”
动物园馆长姓黄的女士称，这两只小狗是他们的主要吸引力。她表示，你可以通过我们的名称了解，我们是“奇趣动物与萌宠天堂”。这些Chow Chow 狗被涂成了熊猫，这只是我们的一项特色。这不是中国第一次使用涂漆动物吸引游客。今年五月，江苏省东部的一家动物园因被发现有两只黑白犬而引起公众的不满。随后该动物园承认了这一事实。
此外，在2019年，成都市一家咖啡厅也受到了批评，因为其提供了一项染色服务，让人们可以将宠物变成熊猫。而在2016年，广东一些宠物店也被发现出售被染成迷你虎的小巧长毛犬。
原文摘要：
A zoo in China has admitted its star attraction, two so-called pandas, are just painted dogs. The fluffy Chow Chow dogs painted to resemble the country’s beloved national animal were seen in a video shot by a visitor to the zoo in southern Guangdong province. The video, posted Monday on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, has gone viral, being shared more than 1.4 million times and liked by over 725,000 users. In a photo shared by another user on social media, the black and white canines can be seen in an enclosure next to a sign that says “painted dogs.” “We are called Panda Dogs, a pet dog that looks like a panda, dyed and dressed up by Chow Chow. We are gentle, smart, friendly, cute and adorable!” the sign says. The zoo’s manager, surnamed Huang, said the dogs are one of its top attractions. “You can see by our name, we are ‘Strange Animals and Cute Pets Paradise,’” she told state-affiliated outlet Sichuan Observation. “These are Chow Chow dogs being painted (as pandas), as this is part of our specialties.” This is not the first time dogs have been painted to look like pandas or other wild animals in China. In May, a zoo in eastern Jiangsu province sparked outrage after visitors discovered it painted two dogs black and white to resemble pandas. Following widespread criticism, the zoo admitted the ruse. A café in the southwestern city of Chengdu also came under fire in 2019 for offering a dyeing service for people to make their pets look like pandas. And in 2016, pet shops in Guangdong were caught selling dogs dyed to look like miniature tigers.
