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Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Chinese hotel ordered to cease red panda wake-up call encounters
June 25 (UPI) -- A hotel in China was ordered to halt its offered red panda wake-up call service, which brought red pandas into guests' rooms and allowed them to climb onto the beds. The Chongqing Forestry Bureau ordered the Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel to cease all activities that bring visitors into close contact with wild animals. The hotel had gone viral for its red panda wake-up calls, which gave guests, including young children, hands-on encounters with red pandas in their rooms. Hotel officials said there are four red pandas living at the facility, and they would take turns making the visits to guest rooms. How long they spent with guests depended on the animal's mood temperament on the day. Red pandas are second-class protected animals in China and they are listed as an endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. Sun Quanhui, a scientist from the World Animal Protection organization, said the red panda wake-up call service could be considered animal abuse, as red pandas are sensitive animals with stress responses that could endanger themselves or the humans in their presence.
UPI
25-06-2025
- Health
- UPI
Chinese hotel ordered to cease red panda wake-up call encounters
June 25 (UPI) -- A hotel in China was ordered to halt its offered red panda wake-up call service, which brought red pandas into guests' rooms and allowed them to climb onto the beds. The Chongqing Forestry Bureau ordered the Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel to cease all activities that bring visitors into close contact with wild animals. The hotel had gone viral for its red panda wake-up calls, which gave guests, including young children, hands-on encounters with red pandas in their rooms. Hotel officials said there are four red pandas living at the facility, and they would take turns making the visits to guest rooms. How long they spent with guests depended on the animal's mood temperament on the day. Red pandas are second-class protected animals in China and they are listed as an endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. Sun Quanhui, a scientist from the World Animal Protection organization, said the red panda wake-up call service could be considered animal abuse, as red pandas are sensitive animals with stress responses that could endanger themselves or the humans in their presence.
Toronto Sun
23-06-2025
- Toronto Sun
Chinese hotel under fire for using red pandas as wakeup service
A hotel in China is facing backlash for using endangered red pandas to wake up guests. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel, a resort in Chongqing, is facing criticism from safety and animal rights groups over the animals climbing onto guests' beds in the unique wakeup service. A staff member lead the animal up to the guest rooms, and visitors can interact with them for a few minutes before the panda is led away. British content creators Reanne and Ben shared their panda experience on their YouTube channel On Tour With Dridgers from their visit to the resort in April. The video first shows the red panda in a tree in a small courtyard before it wanders down the hallway to the couple's room, following a staff member. It then joins Reanne on the bed, where she pets the panda while it eats appear from her hand. 'Oh my gosh, I can't believe I've got a panda on my bed,' she says. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Red panda eating out of womans hand on hotel room bed. (YouTube) Photo by On Tour With Dridgers / YouTube Despite the popularity of the service, the Chongqing Forestry Bureau has reportedly asked the hotel to immediately cease all close contact activities between the pandas and visitors. The resort has four red pandas which take turns in the room visits, the U.K. Times reported. Rooms that feature the special service were priced at around 2,000 yuan (about $383) per night and were in high demand, according to the outlet. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Despite the popularity, critics of the experience say the pandas could be subjected to injury or get a disease from their interaction with humans. The hotel, however, defended the interactive sessions, according to the outlet, adding that the red pandas, which are borrowed from a zoo, have been vaccinated and are cared for by dedicated staffers. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Lehe Ledu Liangjiang also said that young children should always be accompanied by an adult during the room visits. Read More Sun Quanhui, a scientist from the World Animal Protection organization, told the Global Times that red pandas are a protected wild species in China and should not be kept as pets or for tourism-related entertainment. He added that the pandas are naturally sensitive animals, and being forced to interact with guests could trigger a stress response. The Chongqing Forestry Bureau has reportedly asked the hotel to immediately cease all close contact activities between the pandas and visitors while they conduct an on-site investigation. Toronto & GTA Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Blue Jays NBA Toronto & GTA
Daily Mirror
23-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
Hotel told ‘world's cutest wake-up service' is cruel and must stop
Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel, a popular family resort in Chongqing, has become a huge viral hit in China thanks to its red panda wake-up service, that is now attracting heat A Chinese hotel has been told it must stop waking guests up with red pandas. Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel, a popular family resort in Chongqing, currently offers guests the chance to be awakened by the russet-tinted mammals. Many guests are attracted to the hotel solely for its red panda wake-up experience, which involves one of the fluffy animals being led into a guest's bedroom in the morning. The animal is then allowed to walk around the room freely and climb onto the duvet-covered bed if it wishes. The service has become a hit online, earning the title "the world's cutest wake-up service." One British couple, Reanne and Ben, documented the experience on their YouTube channel On Tour With Dridgers. In their video, the red panda can be seen wandering along the hotel corridor with a staff member, entering the room, chomping a chunk of apple, and then climbing onto the couple's bed. The seemingly friendly and relaxed panda allows the duo to stroke it while eating apple from their hands. Now, the Chongqing Forestry Bureau has asked the hotel to stop all activities that allow contact between guests and red pandas. It has sent a team to the hotel to conduct an on-site investigation and said it will release the results of this visit soon. While the nature of the Forestry Bureau's concerns is not currently clear, the attraction has long attracted criticism online from those who warn it could lead to injury of both animal and human, as well as the transmission of diseases. The general welfare of the pandas is also a concern. The hotel said that the red pandas are borrowed from a zoo, have been vaccinated, and are cared for by dedicated staff. They told China Newsweek that four red pandas are kept on-site and are on a rota for guest visits. Sun Quanhui, a scientist from the World Animal Protection organisation, told the Global Times that red pandas are a nationally protected wild species. Sun said that they should not be kept as pets or used for tourism-related entertainment, warning that their sensitive natures could lead them to become stressed in such an environment.
NDTV
23-06-2025
- NDTV
Hotel Charges Rs 24,000 For 'Wake-Up Call Service' From Endangered Red Pandas
A Chinese hotel has been mired in a controversy after using endangered red pandas to wake up guests in the morning. The Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel, located in the countryside, near the metropolis of Chongqing, advertised 'red panda-themed holidays', which included bringing the endangered species into guests' rooms for wake-up calls. Photos and videos posted online by social media users showed children in close proximity, interacting with the red pandas on the beds of the hotel. The rooms for the special service were priced at around Rs 24,160 (2,000 yuan) per night and were in high demand, according to a report in The Times. After the videos of the unusual offering went viral, the Chongqing Forestry Bureau ordered the hotel to immediately cease all close-contact activities between visitors and wild animals. Bureau officials have also been sent to conduct an on-site investigation and verification, adding that updates and results will be released in due course, often seen as a threat of prosecution or fines. As per the hotel staff, the red pandas, borrowed from a zoo, are kept on-site and take turns participating in the "wake-up call" room visits. At 9:30 am, a staff member leads one red panda into guest rooms, where it roams freely and "sometimes climbs onto the bed". The hotel claimed that the pandas have been vaccinated and that a dedicated staff is employed to look after them. "Guests are allowed to interact with it. The visit usually lasts a few minutes, depending on the red panda's mood that day," Chinese state media reported. Fewer than 10,000 red pandas remain in the world, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). It is a second-class protected animal in China and has been listed as an endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. A number of red pandas live in the Eastern Himalayas, but they have been losing their natural habitat due to deforestation. Additionally, they are killed when caught in traps meant for other animals, and they are sometimes poached for their fur.
