According to Beijing Youth Daily, after confirming that there was indeed a canine in the lion cage, the man, who was accompanied by his son, asked staff members about the dog. Zoo staff claimed that they were in possession of a lion, but said it was sent to a “breeding facility.” A staff member who was taking care of his friend’s particularly vicious Tibetan mastiff, decided placed the dog in the lion’s cage for “safety reasons.” A strange choice, but we’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. However, that doesn’t explain why there was, as the Beijing Youth Daily reports, a white fox in the leopard cage and a different dog where the wolves were supposed to be held.
▼ The “leopard”
▼ The “wolf”
The entrance fee to the zoo only costs a reported 15 yuan (US$2.45), so what do you expect, right? And in all fairness, the Tibetan Mastiff, the type of dog that brought the man’s attention to the shady dealings of this zoo, does look a lot like a small lion.
Source: Hachima Kikou
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