chow chow

Maybe this isn't so odd. (China zoo under fire for disguising dog as lion)

Foo Dog/ a barking African lion

Foo Dog/'lion'

If 'guardian lions' are chow chows... that accompanied Mongolian armies... ('Teddy bear'/Teddy Roosevelt bear was modelled on Queen Victoria's chow chow puppy). Chinese emperors in the Tang dynasty kept 50,000 chows for hunting.

Luxury dog ‘with lion’s blood’ sold for $2 million in China (link)

Wikipedia: Chow chow (1915)

In China, lions and dragons are mythological. Chows are likely a Tibetan mastiff/Samoyed cross.

best of 2010

*VAN 2010: dead dogs*
{tourism cate/gory}

The Whistler, B.C., sled dog massacre, after their "17 action packed days" by the manager of Outdoor Adventures.

The Facebook Page, "Boycotting Outdoor Adventures in BC, Whistler" 

Fawcett, who was then general manager of Howling Dog Tours, claimed he was following corporate orders for a mass cull because of depressed demand for dog tours after the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. theprovince.com

fur trade: p-bears, beavis & chinese khats&dawgs

There is talk (Senator Eaton) of changing Canada's official emblem, national symbol, from a beaver-vagina (see: slang and merkins) to a polar bear.

The beaver has a long history, with the Hudson's Bay Company:

By the year 1600, the need for more beaver fur exploded. European beavers were dying out because of over-hunting, and new fashions, like hats, used lots of beaver felt. Which was why the discovery of the North American beaver was like a miracle to hat-makers! source 

***IDSTURBING***
In China, "When the fur is finally peeled off over the animals' heads, their hairless, bloody bodies are thrown onto a pile of those who have gone before them. Some are still alive, breathing in ragged gasps and blinking slowly. Some of the animals' hearts are still beating five to 10 minutes after they are skinned. One investigator recorded a skinned raccoon dog on the heap of carcasses who had enough strength to lift his bloodied head and stare into the camera." source: PETA

"CONDITIONS IN CHINA
Millions of dommestic dogs and cats plus rabbits, foxes, coyotes, mink, raccoons and other animals are suffering unconscionable treatment and agonozing death in China where there are no animal welfare laws. Dogs and cats for example are being crushed into barbed wired cages for transport to slaughter and forced to lay on each other for days with no food or water.

"MISLABELED FUR
Stores across the world are selling mislabeled fur from these dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals in China.  China supplies more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the United States. The fur products on store shelves are from these same animals and range from purses to key chain accessories to collar accents to coats and more.  You can help support the abolishment of animal cruelty by not buying or waering any fur products." source