


Ika-chan fans have been pondering their adorable cephalopod heroine’s poor relations with other members of the animal kingdom.
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica is helping provide guide dogs for the blind by way of an adorable “puppy walker” poster, illustrated by Takahiro Kishida of Shaft and showing Kyouko walking a Labrador Retriever.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Jan 3, 2011 20:52 JST
- Tags: Animals, Bizarre, China, Chongqing, Crime, Drugs, Fraud, Inu, Made in China, Shopping

Chinese pet shops are apparently injecting sick animals with drugs such as heroin in order to conceal their illnesses and make them look more lively to potential buyers, with the result that many of the animals drop dead shortly after purchase.
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A gallery of images depicting a variety of “loli animals“, as 2ch likes to put it, cuddling or nuzzling each other, or simply being adorable together.
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A gallery of appealing baby animals of all shapes and sizes (but mostly very small and sweet), or “loli animals” as 2ch puts it.
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A 2ch inhabitant shares the content of his Shiba Inu folder, showcasing the smallest and possibly most appealing breed of dog indigenous to Japan. Some Akita Inu are also included.
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The latest grotesque delicacy to come from China is apparently dried puppy, demonstrating that in China the phrase “dog-lover” has an unfortunate additional nuance.
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A Buddhist monk who collapsed whilst having sex with a dog living at his monastery is faced with making some difficult explanations.
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Even dogs now have amorous access to a plastic partner, with the release of “DoggieLoveDoll,” unsurprisingly a sex toy for dogs.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jul 23, 2009 03:29 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, China, Gaikokujin, History, Inu, Politics, Shopping, Tourism, Yunnan

A Chinese shop caused controversy by posting a “No Dogs or Japanese Allowed” sign, barring entry to unfortunate canines or Yamato, but far from being condemned its flagrant racism is widely supported: 70% of Chinese survey respondents supported the establishment.
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To celebrate the broadcast of the second season of Spice and Wolf, a hand puppet in the likeness of the wise wolf goddess Horo has been made available.
Aspiring puppeteers can put their hands up her dress and conduct their own furry puppet shows…
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A five-year-old girl has been discovered to have spent her entire life kept amongst cats and dogs, being so totally neglected by her parents that she had adopted the same behavior as the animals.
It is alleged that her parents have ignored her for all of her life, simply treating her as another one of the pets of the household.
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