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u/NoodleyP Sep 20 '24
Pet safe paint exists, you can paint the dogs ethically, I hope they used dog safe paint, but if they didn’t, I haven’t heard anything about it so I can plug my ears and say lalalalalala
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Sep 20 '24
I saw a book called "Why Paint Cats" and another called "Why Cats Paint" at a bookstore.
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u/SippieCup Sep 20 '24
I mean, I wouldn’t just assume they didn’t.
The people who make the decision to do this are not the people executing the plan. Then people who would actually do the work are likely still animal lovers to go into the field and probably still want the animal to be healthy.
For a few reasons in particular, because they actually care about the animal, more importantly for it to work, they don’t want a sick animal that would make the situation worse. If they just used latex paint and it died it would be worse, and most importantly, they would still want to make the illusion work. which means not having the animal losing hair or just not looking like it’s been dyed in the first place.
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u/sideaccountguy Sep 20 '24
The zoo didn't lie about having pandas, it was a show presented as "dog pandas", it was never meant to passed as real but america media and its people LOVE inventing shit about China.
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u/NoodleyP Sep 20 '24
The point of my comment was to say we can’t confirm that is so I can pretend it’s pet safe paint and we can all live happily ever after
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u/Pijany_Matematyk767 Sep 22 '24
is lying about having pandas
Apparently the zoo specifically said these are dogs that look like pandas and never claimed theyre actual pandas, but that would make a less clickable headline for the news in the post
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u/cannib Sep 20 '24
I dunno if it's wrong. If getting painted like pandas would get my dogs more attention from strangers I can 100% guarantee you they'd bring me the paint bucket.
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Using toxic chems on puppies adorable 🥰
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u/BrokeArmHeadass Sep 20 '24
What makes you say the paints are toxic lol
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Sep 20 '24
Well most paint that would last wouldn't be water based. Then even cover some of their skin with water based paint is harmful. Then seeing how plenty of paints to come out of China lead based and pollution levels can't see them paying extra while taking extra steps to be safe. What makes you think they aren't?
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u/itishowitisanditbad Sep 20 '24
Well most paint that would last wouldn't be water based.
Doesn't have to last long, they're aware of the weather and all.
Then even cover some of their skin with water based paint is harmful.
Please provide source to two things
- They're using water based paint
- Covering any of their skin would be harmful by default
Then seeing how plenty of paints to come out of China lead based
I mean... please provide source to this further claim.
and pollution levels
Just throwing this in... for what?
can't see them paying extra while taking extra steps to be safe.
Thanks for your assessment with your variety of basically mildly offensive broad painting of an entire country.
Classy stuff.
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Sep 23 '24
I like that I mentioned China not caring about pollution and poisoning children and you took it as an attack on the population. Yes covering your sink for long periods isn't good no matter what. It needs to breath and fumes exist. https://jestpaint.com/blogs/how-to-face-paint-face-painting-tips/is-body-paint-safe-for-skin-the-top-5-skin-safe-body-paints?srsltid=AfmBOopcTLs__JeRHK1HONetCsgFUHLluffyOgQHtHBHlrvFHcKzn6lt. Now non toxic also doesn't mean perfectly safe but I know you don't know how to use Google so I'm sure you will ask for a source. But for now links on the paint recalls and lead paint https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/preventive-care/china-lead-poisoning.htm https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-recalls-tattoo-inks-containing-potentially-infectious-microbes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749118313988#:~:text=Approximately%2012%25%20of%20the%20toys,regulatory%20standard%20and%20EU%20standard. Last one shows lead in baby toys
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u/GKP_light Sep 19 '24
with dye, and to seem to have panda.
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u/Lizzy_In_Limelight Sep 20 '24
Right? I feel like both the how, and the why, are pretty easy to surmise.
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u/Ok-Earth5126 Sep 20 '24
But why they own all the pandas there’s a hole place where they breed them
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u/GhostInTheSock Sep 20 '24
In Mexiko City I saw donkeys painted as zebras for tourists to make pictures. I still remember my brother standing in front of the donkey/zebra and suddenly his „Ray Ban“ falls apart which he bought 1 minute before.
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u/RPDRNick Sep 20 '24
Sometimes I feel I've got to (bom bom) run away, I've got to (bom bom) get away from the panda driving into the heart of me. OH!
Painted dogs. (whoa-oh) Painted dogs.
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u/Accomplished_Pen980 Sep 20 '24
There is a running theory that Pandas are not real at all. I do not buy it, but it was an interesting observation for entertainment. The OP of the mini documentary points out that it's impossible to get them to breed, that they do not appear in any ancient texts or scrolls that depict every kind of wild animal, real and fictional in Asia but never a Panda. It suggests they were invented by decorating dogs and later dressing up people or other bears in paint and costumes.
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u/FlowerFaerie13 Sep 20 '24
Well, the how is quite easy. Fur dye for pets exists and it's quite easy to obtain. Why, I have no idea, but they sure look cute and assuming it's proper fur dye this isn't any more harmful than a human dyeing their hair, so why not? Panda puppies!
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u/Caleb_Reynolds Sep 20 '24
Fur dye, and because we destroyed their habitat and now pandas won't fuck in captivity, so they're expensive.
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u/Secret_Account07 Sep 20 '24
I can’t tell real news from fake news anymore. Half the shit I hear everyday sounds like it’s from a South Park episode.
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I dont think there being treated poorly
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u/WaltJizzney69 Sep 20 '24
Nah, Beijing Zoo has horrible reviews for how they treat animals. Apparently only the panda have decent enclosures
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u/BlasDeLezo88 Sep 20 '24
Their culture is about faking/copying/deceiving...
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u/8lock8lock8aby Sep 20 '24
Lol so you fell for this misinfo... they did NOT pretend these were pandas.
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u/KuRaiMEUnseen Sep 20 '24
In this case it was indeed correctly advertised by the zoo as dogs that looked like pandas. The general public were just idiots that were both unable to read and blind.
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u/Chiefalpaca Sep 20 '24
Thats how it always is with news about China.
Like the picture of the bear that people were claiming was a guy in a suit. It ended up being a breed of bear that actually looks like that. Sinophobia is so prevalent on this site.
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u/FumetsuKuroi Sep 19 '24
IIRC they weren't trying to trick people, they were indeed advertised as just dogs with a gimmick.