Dog passed off as lion in Chinese zoo

By CNN Staff

Zoo in China substitutes dog for lion

Hong Kong (CNN) - A zoo in China has angered visitors by trying to pass off a hairy dog as a lion, Chinese state media reported.

A visitor, surnamed Liu, told the state-run Beijing Youth Daily she discovered the fraud when visiting a zoo in a park in Louhe, a city in the central province of Henan, with her son.

As they approached the cage marked "African lion," they were shocked to hear the beast inside emit a bark.

It was a Tibetan mastiff -- a large, hairy breed of dog.

"The zoo is absolutely trying to cheat us," Liu said. "They are trying to disguise dogs as lions."

Other species in the park were similarly mislabeled, the newspaper reported, with another dog in the wolf cage, and a white fox on display in the leopard enclosure.

The head of the park's animal department, Liu Suya, told CNN that the animals had been substituted for various reasons, and would be back in their rightful place soon.

The lion and leopard had both been removed for breeding, she said, with the Tibetan mastiff placed in the lion's cage temporarily "due to safety concerns."

Similarly, the dog had been placed in the wolf enclosure to breed a hybrid wolf-dog, she said. "We're not doing it out of shortage of funds," she said.

The substitute lion has drawn ridicule on Chinese social media, with one commenter describing the situation as "absurd."


http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/16/world/asia/china-zoo-dog-lion/index.html?sr=fb081613chinazoo1030a

CHINESE WONDER
This is a very cheap fraud.maybe they thought the dog'smouth was perfectly sealed or they just had never use their brains at all.
the second pic is the tibetan mastiff that was portrayed as african lion.
-I wouldn't blame the zoo much if this happens in the USA,cos they are ignorant on african matters or should I say"dumb".

I wish I had,a dog like dis, my lanlord for give me free accomodation

Lol

African lion indeed with a bark like my bingo.

Even Animal na "China" now?

Put him into the lion den for 2 minutes for strength experiment

China dog, china phone, all na fake.

Ironically this is one of the most expensive breed of dog in the world
For those quoting and insulting me this dog isn't a chow chow it's a Tibetan mastiff and one was sold for 1.5million dollars last year google IT

Racism


Why must it be African lion ?

God punish that Chinese monkey !

HAHAHA. china at it again. Made in china lions

Everything na sub standard

Chinese phone
Chinese car
Chinese weekend
Chinese girlfriend
Now Chinese lion
Chei

What's d difference between this one and a lion abeg? Lmao!

I believe 80% of those viewing this thread are from calabar.

Can't stop laughing.
Haven't most of the chinese seen a lion before ? even on TV? Why the fraud was discovered only now?

NEXT!

Its a chinese Lion, am sure its cheaper than the real deal, african lion, and doesn't last as long as the real deal

Nooooooo!! That right there is the most expensive dog in the world I read online that it can be sold as high as a million $. It is native to china, I would post the site later















Got it http://www.today.com/id/42128943/ns/today-today_pets/t/million-paid-worlds-most-expensive-dog/

chinese spare parts,wetin dia zoologist dey do?if na naija de whole globe go say our graduate no qualify.i just dey pass

bigx: Even Animal na "China" now?

LOL!

Lmao.. This Chinco people sha.. Even fake animals? Everything na fake yet some people go dey compare Techno with Samsung/Apple.

Lion don scarce b dat o lolz

Dammit! Dis is afraiding person fa.

Y must it b African dog?is it cos it was associated with frudstarliasation

Mubby4luv: HAHAHA. china at it again. Made in china lions

lol

Chinese and Fake

Dog wit 9 lives, not jus lion it could also be mistaken for an ape

LMFAO. it does look like a lion though. But a lions mane is longer. Some people are bad market. See how they exposed these guys., . Its not like the chinese customers will know any different.

Even Chinese products in China remain what they are - "Chinese" how much more the ones shipped into Nigeria!

These Chinese people sef , as long as it pulls market