“A big tiger with a dog-like temper ... The Shanwei Zoo, also located in China, painted dogs to look like pandas as well last year, prompting visitors to demand refunds.

not a tiger.’ But this is not the ... 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 ...

A zoo in eastern China has been criticised for dyeing the fur of chow chow puppies to resemble tiger stripes, in a bid to attract live-stream viewers.