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Arcade in China gets backlash for using hamsters as claw machine rewards, swaps to fish and turtles instead

Summary by AsiaOne
An arcade in Shenzhen, China earned the ire of netizens after they put live hamsters into their machines as prizes for customers, according to media reports.In multiple posts across XiaoHongshu and TikTok since March 8, arcade-goers could be seen trying their luck at the machines.These customers utilised a controlled scoop - similar to a claw machine - to catch the...
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AsiaOne broke the news in on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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