UPI – by Ben HooperBRESCIA, Italy, Dec. 23 (UPI) — Police in northern Italy announced they seized two chow-chow dogs from a circus that had dyed the canines’ hair in an attempt to pass them off as pandas.
Environmental police said they visited the circus Friday in Brescia and discovered officials were charging children to have their pictures taken with two “pandas” that were actually chow-chow dogs with a black-and-white dye job.
Investigators said the dogs, a male and a female, appeared to be in good health, but had unusually watery eyes that likely resulted from being exposed to constant camera flashes.
Police said the owner of the circus told customers who were suspicious of the “pandas” that the animals were half-panda, half-dog hybrids.
The circus owner, whose name was not released, is facing charges of animal abuse and defrauding customers. Charges could also stem from false information on the animals’ passports, as police said the dogs are six months younger than claimed in documents.
Cani truccati da panda: blitz della Forestale al circo Orfei http://t.co/BXYTkAS8k0 pic.twitter.com/VaFUaQPewB
— Corriere della Sera (@Corriere) December 22, 2014
So what is the difference when a man dresses up in santa and elf costumes and tells children he is a magic being who delivers toys to every home he breaks into? He charges for those pictures and hands out poisonous “candy” shaped like hooks.
Is it really illegal to dye your dog? Iv seen many animals that where dyed or painted.
Its good to see ALL the news Iv read so far today is…… well Im lost for a better word than retarded.
lol I’m always lost for a better word than pathetic.
My Fellow Americans:
Ahhhhh,… as P.T. Barnum once had as a sign over one of his exhibits:
“$10,000 reward to anyone who can prove this is not a genuine fake!”
JD – US Marines – Another P.T. Barnum phrase,… ” a sucker and his money are soon parted!…”
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“A sucker born every minute.”
And that was back in HIS day…
Wonder if the cops shot them when they figured out they were dogs…
lol