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James Sweetnam & Tim Hanlon

Man who brought dog he'd dyed to look like Pikachu to basketball game fined £165

A dog owner has been fined for dyeing his puppy red and yellow so as to look like the popular Pokemon character Pikachu.

Video footage of the animal went viral after the owner, Erik Torres, proudly showed off his pet at a Miami Heat basketball game.

The dog, named Zaza, caught the attention of a commentator, who concluded: "I don't think that dog signed off on that paint job," reported the Daily Star.

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