Global anger for a stuffed animal machine with real puppies

Electronic machines that offer stuffed animals are in most play areas in shops and infant businesses. The operation is simple: for a few seconds and with a few movements, a metal claw is responsible for grasping the dolls. In China a "variant" of this game he generated controversy between animal rights organizations. A video showed that in a cabin there were puppies instead of toys.

"Some of these puppies in the game are real," writes Daniel Schneider on Twitter, as well as a video showing several puppies inside the machine. His tweet says that it was in Japan, but in reality, because of the lyrics, it was in China. In the end, who plays, ends up taking one.

Faced with the viralization of images, the PETA global animal advocacy organization is addressing those who put the puppies in a closed cabin. "Animals are not disposable toys"they claimed.

"Those who watched the video are indignant at seeing puppies become an arcade game. to be hit, attacked and trapped with a metal claw, suspended in the air and used by someone with spare parts, "they said in a statement.

However, the newspaper Daily mail He interviewed Chen Zhitong, nicknamed "The King of Claw Machines", because he had recovered thousands of stuffed animals with these games. According to him, video can become a publicity stunt. "It is not financially possible to obtain an economic return to charge so little for such an expensive gift, commented the man.