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| native_name = 玄陵 | native_name = 玄陵
⚫ | birth_name = Peng Hongling
| birth_place = ] | birth_place = ]
| other_names = Horiike Hiroshi<small> (Japanese)</small><br>Genlin<small> (stage name)</small> | other_names = Horiike Hiroshi<small> </small>
| citizenship = Japan
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⚫ | father = Peng Xinchao
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'''Genlin''', also known as '''Horiike Hiroshi''' (Japanese) and '''Peng Hongling''' (birth name), was born in ], China. He is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, painter, dog-cat peace ideologist. An Outstanding Alumnus and Honorary Board Member in the 1st and 2nd Boards of ], he is the founder of ].
'''Genlin''', born '''Peng Hong Ling''' in ], China, is of Japanese nationality and is also known by his Japanese name '''Horiike Hiroshi'''. He is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, painter, and an activist for animal rights for dogs and cats. He is named as an Outstanding Alumni of ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The first board of directors of Shanghai University |url=https://xdh.shu.edu.cn/info/1007/1052.htm |website=Shanghai University |language=zh}}</ref> and had also been a Honorary Board Member of the first and second terms to the Council of ]. He is also the founder of the ].<ref name=":5" />


== Life == == Life ==
Genlin (Peng Hongling) graduated from the International Business School of ] and worked in ] in Tokyo, Japan. He founded Large Horse International (Group) Company Limited and Gree Air Conditioner (International) Company Limited in ].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=15 April 2019|title=No to violence includes zero tolerance for animal abuse – and Hong Kong, mainland China can do better|publisher=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3006169/no-violence-includes-zero-tolerance-animal-abuse-and-hong|accessdate=7 September 2020}}</ref> After graduating from the International Business School of ], Genlin worked in the ] in Tokyo, Japan. He then founded Large Horse International (Group) Company Limited and Gree Air Conditioner (International) Company Limited in ].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date= |title=Philanthropic tycoon rescues dog from cauldron and does it himself |url=http://www.tanews.org.tw/info/11334 |access-date=26 September 2016 |work=Taiwan Animal News |publisher= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817155558/http://www.tanews.org.tw/info/11334 |archive-date=2019-08-17 |language=zh}}</ref>


Genlin is committed to charity and public welfare. He donated funds to build schools, libraries, gymnasiums and established a number of scholarships. He promised that "90% of his personal property will be used for charity, and 10% will be used for his family."<ref>{{cite web |title=Activity |url=http://www.genlin.org/Eng/function.htm |website=Genlin Foundation |accessdate=7 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 December 2015|title=Founder Genlin|url=https://www.worlddogalliance.org/about-genlin/|accessdate=20 June 2020|publisher=World Dog Alliance}}</ref> In 1995, he founded Peng Xin Chao Foundation in the name of his father in ], donating to build a primary school, middle school and library. He also founded charity organizations including Genlin Foundation.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Genlin Foundation |url=http://www.genlin.org/Eng/index.htm |website=Genlin Foundation |accessdate=7 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Peng Xin Chao Foundation |url=http://www.pengxinchao.org/e_index.html |website=Peng Xin Chao Foundation |accessdate=7 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1 January 2005|title=Genlin World Heritage Foundation|url=http://www.genlingwh.org/English/bg_eng.htm|accessdate=7 September 2020|publisher=Genlin World Heritage Foundation}}</ref> Since 2007, Genlin Foundation has worked with Shanghai University to set up "Shanghai University Genlin Sports Elite Award Fund", "Shanghai University Genlin Art Elite Award Fund" and "Shanghai University Foreign Language School Genlin Education Fund", and donated to build Genlin Tennis Hall and conserve other historical buildings in Shanghai University. Genlin is committed to doing charitable work and promoting public welfare. He once promised that "90% of my personal property will be used for philanthropy, and 10% will be used for my family."<ref name=":5">{{cite web |title=Founder Genlin |url=https://www.worlddogalliance.org/about-genlin-2/ |access-date=7 September 2020 |website=World Dog Alliance}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= 4 October 2020|title=Stop alla carne di cane e gatto in Cina, il magnate Genlin: "Una pietra miliare per i diritti degli animali" |url=https://www.corriere.it/animali/20_aprile_10/stop-carne-cane-gatto-cina-magnate-genlin-una-pietra-miliare-diritti-animali-3132ae46-7b45-11ea-afc6-fad772b88c99.shtml |access-date=4 Oct 2020 |publisher=Corriere della Sera |language=It}}</ref> He has made various donations to build schools, libraries and gymnasiums. He has also established a number of scholarships. In 1995, he founded the Peng Xin Chao Foundation in the name of his father in ], utilising the monies in the foundation to establish primary schools, middle schools, and libraries. He also founded the Genlin Foundation for the object of assisting the students of Shanghai University.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title= Inheriting his father's ambition to do good and treating his beloved dog like a son |url=http://paper.wenweipo.com/2017/02/27/NS1702270003.htm |access-date=27 February 2017 |website=WenWeiPo |language=zh}}</ref> Since 2007, the Genlin Foundation has set up the "Shanghai University Genlin Sports Elite Award Fund", the "Shanghai University Genlin Art Elite Award Fund" and the "Shanghai University Foreign Language School Genlin Education Fund". The foundation has also donated for the building of the Genlin Tennis Hall and has donated to conserve other historical buildings on the Shanghai University campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=My love for dogs - from "silent" to "vocal" |url=http://news.shu.edu.cn/info/1012/39014.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825104349/http://news.shu.edu.cn/info/1012/39014.htm |archive-date=2019-08-25 |access-date=25 August 2019 |website=Shanghai University News |language=zh}}</ref>


Genlin is named as an Outstanding Alumni of Shanghai University and have also been a Honorary Board Member of the first and second terms to the Council of Shanghai University.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2016 |title=University Forum: A "dog" saint who went from loving dogs to rescuing dogs |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-12-03/doc-ifxyicnf1459146.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190819024827/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-12-03/doc-ifxyicnf1459146.shtml|archive-date= 2019-08-19|access-date= |publisher=Sina News |language=Zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2019-08-19 |title=Students from the School of Foreign Languages visit distinguished alumnus Mr. Peng Hongling |url=https://shf.shu.edu.cn/info/1144/11227.htm |access-date= |website=School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai University |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926020640/https://shf.shu.edu.cn/info/1144/11227.htm |archive-date=2020-09-26 |language=zh}}</ref> He was also invited by Shanghai University to teach as a visiting professor in the ].<ref name=":1" />
Genlin is an Honoury Board Member of Shanghai University.<ref>{{cite web |last1=World Dog Alliance |title=About Genlin |url=https://www.worlddogalliance.org/about-genlin/ |accessdate=7 September 2020 |website=World Dog Alliance}}</ref> He was also hired by Shanghai University as a Visiting Professor in the ].


Genlin's earlier paintings focused on ]. His more recent oil paintings, in line with his activism for animal rights, mainly featured dogs and have been exhibited by the World Dog Alliance during Dog Lovers' Day.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |date=2017-10-08 |title=Call on conscience to save furry babies |url=http://paper.wenweipo.com/2017/10/08/NS1710080001.htm |access-date= |work=WenWeiPo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819024828/http://paper.wenweipo.com/2017/10/08/NS1710080001.htm |archive-date=2019-08-19 |language=zh}}</ref>
Genlin's artwork include numerous pieces of ] featuring dogs, exhibited in Dog Lovers' Day. He once stated that he would not sell or gift his paintings to anyone, and imperfect ones would be destroyed.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|date=23 September 2017|title=Putting the power of the paint brush to work for animal rights: Hong Kong artist targets Asia's dog meat trade|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2112397/putting-power-paint-brush-work-animal-rights-hong|accessdate=7 September 2020}}</ref>。


== Animal Protection == == Animal rights activism for dogs and cats ==
In 2013, Genlin (Peng Hongling) returned to his father's birthplace Guizhou, where he saw to his surprise that ] was a tourist-attracting "delicacy". It was then when he initiated his ambition to pursue the outlawing of human consumption of dog meat. On 12 December 2014 he founded World Dog Alliance (WDA) with the aim to push forward "Explicit Legislation against Dog Meat Consumption" around the world <ref>{{cite news|last1=Ng|first1=Yupina|date=23 September 2017|title=Putting the power of the paint brush to work for animal rights: Hong Kong artist targets Asia's dog meat trade|work=|publisher=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2112397/putting-power-paint-brush-work-animal-rights-hong|accessdate=7 September 2020}}</ref> and advocate for the "International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats." In 2013, whilst on a visit to his father's birthplace Guizhou, Genlin saw to his surprise that ] was marketed as a local delicacy to attract tourists. It was then that the ambition to outlaw consumption of dog meat germinated for Genlin. On 12 December 2014, he founded the ] where the object of the World Dog Alliance was to advocate for and to bring about "express legislation against dog meat consumption" around the world <ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ng|first1=Yupina|date=23 September 2017|title=Putting the power of the paint brush to work for animal rights: Hong Kong artist targets Asia's dog meat trade|work=|publisher=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2112397/putting-power-paint-brush-work-animal-rights-hong|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref> and to advocate for the garnering of international support to the "International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats".


To expose the brutality of the dog meat industry to the world, Genlin directed the documentary ], traveling with a film crew to ], ], ] and ] to depict the situation of the dog meat industry in those countries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=World Dog Alliance |title=Eating Happiness - A journey to disclose the Asian dog meat trade |url=http://www.eatinghappinessmovie.com/ |website=Eating Happiness - A journey to disclose the Asian dog meat trade |publisher=World Dog Alliance |accessdate=7 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dog meat festival in Yulin, Brambilla: "The lesson of the coronavirus is not served" |url=https://corrierequotidiano.it/animali/festival-della-carne-di-cane-a-yulin-brambilla-la-lezione-del-coronavirus-non-e-servita/ |accessdate=7 September 2020 |publisher=Corriere |date=23 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yulin Dog Meat Festival Provokes Global Fury |url=https://www.hsi.org/news-media/yulin-dog-meat-commentary-062215/ |accessdate=7 September 2020 |publisher=Human Society International |date=22 June 2015}}</ref> As a factual account this documentary played an important role for subsequent legislations banning the eating of dog meat in countries around the world.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wie sein Chihuahua Mickey Rourke vom Selbstmord abhielt |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/promi-news/article206511851/Wie-sein-Chihuahua-Mickey-Rourke-vom-Selbstmord-abhielt.html |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Hamburger Abendblatt |date=3 November 2015}}</ref> In order to expose the cruelty of the dog meat industry to the world, Genlin commissioned and directed the documentary "''Eating Happiness''",<ref>{{Cite web |access-date=6 January 2025 |title=Eating Happiness |website=] |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4699180/}}</ref> and personally travelled with a film crew to ], ], ] and ] to record and report upon the situation of the dog meat consumption industry in those countries.<ref>{{cite web |last1= |title=Eating Happiness |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4699180/ |access-date=2 October 2015 |website=IMDB |publisher=}}</ref> The documentary was released on 2 October 2015. The truths recorded in the documentary paved the way for Genlin's campaigning work against consumption of dog meat in the decade that followed. <ref>{{cite news |date=27 February 2017 |title= Peng Hongling: Dedicated to moral responsibility and public welfare |url=http://paper.wenweipo.com/2017/02/27/NS1702270001.htm |access-date= |work=WenWeiPo |publisher= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403121118/http://paper.wenweipo.com/2017/02/27/NS1702270001.htm |archive-date=2017-04-03 |language=zh}}</ref>


Under Genlin's leadership, the ] have successfully campaigned in various countries around the world, working with legislators and making donations in aid of and contributing to the proposal and passing of legislations in various jurisdictions and countries expressly banning consumption of dog meat.
Under Genlin's unshakable push and drive, World Dog Alliance accomplished successes that are nothing short of staggering.


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|Taiwan
|April 11, 2017
|The ] started working together with legislators to raise the issue of proposing and passing a bill to ban dog meat as early as 2016<ref>{{Cite news |last=李 |first=娉婷 |date=26 September 2016 |title="926世界愛犬節"從歐美慶祝到台灣 |url=https://www.apatw.org/project-article/6080 |work=台灣動物新聞網}}</ref>. On 11 April 2017, Taiwan passed the 2017 Animal Protection Bill for amendments to the Animal Protection Act to ban the consumption of dog meat<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeldin |first=Wendy |date=18 October 2017 |title=Taiwan: Animal Protection Law Amended |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2017-10-18/taiwan-animal-protection-law-amended/ |website=Library: Library of Congress}}</ref>, a monumental victory for animal rights in Asia.
|Taiwan legislated to ban dog meat <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=領先亞洲潮流 台灣立法禁止食用貓狗肉|url=https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-39580384|date=2017-04-12|accessdate=2017-04-12|publisher=The BBC|dead-url=no}}</ref>
Upon the passing of the 2017 amendments to the Animal Protection Act, the World Dog Alliance has continued to make donations in support of the enforcement of the Act<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 April 2017 |title=動保領先國 台灣動物守護者成軍 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%8B%95%E4%BF%9D%E9%A0%98%E5%85%88%E5%9C%8B-%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E5%8B%95%E7%89%A9%E5%AE%88%E8%AD%B7%E8%80%85%E6%88%90%E8%BB%8D-105155082.html |work=NewTalk 新頭殼}}</ref>. The World Dog Alliance has also continued to work with Taiwanese legislators to introduce conceptions of animal rights protection into Taiwan's educational curriculum and textbooks, and have supported the ongoing efforts to include protection of animal rights in the ]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-05-09 |title=動團給蔡總統 「動物保護入憲」公開信 |url=https://www.peopo.org/news/455844 |work=PeoPo Citizen Journalism 公民新聞}}</ref>.
Taiwan has been at the forefront of animal protection in Asia. Many Members of its ] assent to the the idea of including animal protection in its constitution.
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|United States
|December 12, 2018
|Genlin understood that many countries in the ] share a common view that dogs should not be eaten and express legislation to ban consumption would not be necessary. Genlin was however also of the opinion that examples could and should have been made by a Western power as a declaration of stance and taking of a leading position. Genlin hired 3 lobbying firms in the US to call on Congress to introduce and advocate for legislation to ban consumption fo dog meat in the US<ref>{{Cite web |access-date=7 January 2025 |title=Lobbying Firm Profile: Missy Edwards Strategies |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/firms/summary?cycle=2018&id=D000062492 |website=Open Secrets}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |access-date=7 January 2025 |title=Lobbying Firm Profile: Prime Police Group |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/firms/summary?cycle=2018&id=D000045879 |website=Open Secrets}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |access-date=7 January 2025 |title=Lobbying Firm Profile: Wildhorse Consulting |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/firms/summary?cycle=2018&id=D000081519 |website=Open Secrets}}</ref>. The ] further placed full page advertisements in major newspapers such as ] to garner further support<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mak |first=Gordon |date=2018-12-13 |title=美國國會驚天一槌 "禁食狗貓肉"敲定立法 |url=https://animal-friendly.co/pet/10563/ |website=動物友善網}}</ref>.
|] <ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=President Trump signs the Farm Bill making dog and cat meat illegal in the United States|url=https://www.wrdw.com/content/news/President-Trump-Signs-the-Farm-Bill-Making-Dog-and-Cat-Meat-Illegal-in-the-United-States-503308841.html|date=2018-12-21|accessdate=2018-12-21|publisher=The Associated Press|dead-url=no}}</ref>
The joint efforts of Genlin and lobbyists succeeded in convincing Republic Congressman ] to include a ban on dog meat consumption into the ] passed on 12 December 2018 in the House of Representatives. The bill obtained bipartisan support, notably from Democratic Congressman ], who had earlier co-sponsored a separate bill to Congress (H.R. 1406 - To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption<ref>{{Cite web |title=H.R. 1406 - To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1406/text?format=txt |website=Congress.gov| date=23 March 2017 }}</ref>) to ban consumption of dog and cat meat but did not succeed in garnering enough support for a standalone bill on animal rights. The 2018 Farm Bill was successfully passed alongside with other agricultural and food policies.
Many countries in the West have yet to legislate because the common view is that dogs are human's ] and hence would not be eaten. The United States, however, took a stance – in order to eliminate the bad habit of dog eating prevalent in many Asian countries, it had to set an example for the world by taking leadership to legislate to ban dog meat.<ref name=":4" />

In 2024, the US further passed the "US Appropriations Bill 2024" <ref>{{Cite web |title=H. Rept. 118-146 - State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2024 |url=https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/118th-congress/house-report/146/1 |website=Congress.gov}}</ref> which included language reflecting the ''International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats'' as part of its section 7048, requiring the Secretary of State to brief the Committee on Appropriations on steps taken by other countries and the prospects of, and support for, addressing banning consumption of dog and cat meat as part of an international agreement. The ''International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats''<ref>{{Cite web |website=World Dog Alliance |date=26 June 2019 |title=International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats |url=https://www.worlddogalliance.org/sign-the-petition/}}</ref> was conceived by Genlin and the World Dog Alliance with the help of Congressman Jeff Denham in 2019.

The inclusion of the ''International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats'' into the 2024 Appropriations Bill was brought about by 5 years of campaign work behind the scenes. Two letters were written by Congress, which were driven and supported by the World Dog Alliance in 2020 and 2021 to President Trump and President Biden respectively. The letters were signed by 68 Congressmen in total, including Representative Alcee Hastings and Rodney Davis, who had also offered their collective support to the ''International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats'' and to the World Dog Alliance's mission to forward the agenda to legislate expressly against consumption of dog and cat meat.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=November 28, 2024 |title=Diverging Legislative Approaches in the Fight Against Dog and Cat Meat |url=https://apnews.com/press-release/accesswire/animals-cats-china-indonesia-taiwan-9a97d35e52837d7e26b8782f8e015994 |work=Associated Press News}}</ref>
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|China
|February 28, 2020
|The World Dog Alliance wrote to the ] on 29 January, 2020 with the message of "stop eating wild animals for the people's health, and stop eating dogs and cats for the country's image."<ref name=":2" />
|Genlin wrote to the highest party leader in China, calling for "No wildlife meat for health; no dog and cat meat for morality." The letter received positive response from the Chinese government.
The letter heralded the regional bans on the eating of dogs and cats announced by the cities of ] about one month later<ref>{{Cite news |last=何 |first=東緯 |date=2020-04-02 |title=【狗肉】深圳５月１日起全面禁吃貓狗 罰款金額令人超驚訝 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%AF%B5%E7%89%A9/455967/%E7%8B%97%E8%82%89-%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%EF%BC%95%E6%9C%88%EF%BC%91%E6%97%A5%E8%B5%B7%E5%85%A8%E9%9D%A2%E7%A6%81%E5%90%83%E8%B2%93%E7%8B%97-%E7%BD%B0%E6%AC%BE%E9%87%91%E9%A1%8D%E4%BB%A4%E4%BA%BA%E8%B6%85%E9%A9%9A%E8%A8%9D#google_vignette |work=香港01}}</ref> and ] three months later <ref>{{Cite news |last=何 |first=東緯 |date=2020-04-16 |title=珠海5月1日起禁食狗 成內地第二文明城市 全國禁食狗肉不遠矣？ |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%AF%B5%E7%89%A9/461563/%E7%8F%A0%E6%B5%B75%E6%9C%881%E6%97%A5%E8%B5%B7%E7%A6%81%E9%A3%9F%E7%8B%97-%E6%88%90%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E6%96%87%E6%98%8E%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82-%E5%85%A8%E5%9C%8B%E7%A6%81%E9%A3%9F%E7%8B%97%E8%82%89%E4%B8%8D%E9%81%A0%E7%9F%A3 |work=香港01}}</ref> respectively.

The World Dog Alliance's letter also heralded the ]' excluding of dogs from their draft list of edible terrestrial animals in May 2020<ref>{{Cite web |website=China Daily |date=2020-04-10 |title=农业农村部：狗已"特化"为伴侣动物 不宜列入畜禽管理 |url=https://language.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202004/10/WS5e8fe6c4a3105d50a3d1548a.html}}</ref>.
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|Indonesia
|March 31, 2020
⚫ |The Indonesian capital of ] announced in March 2023 that it has banned the dog and cat meat trade after years of lobbying by animal protection groups around the world<ref>{{Cite news |last=WAN |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Victory! Jakarta Bans The Dog & Cat Meat Trade Making It The 21st Jurisdiction In Indonesia To End The Barbaric Industry |url=https://worldanimalnews.com/victory-jakarta-bans-the-dog-cat-meat-trade-making-it-the-21st-jurisdiction-in-indonesia-to-end-the-barbaric-industry/ |work=World Animal News}}</ref>.
|Shenzhen, Zhuhai legislated to ban dog meat <ref>{{Cite web|title=珠海5月1日起禁食狗　成內地第二文明城市　全國禁食狗肉不遠矣？|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%AF%B5%E7%89%A9/461563/%E7%8F%A0%E6%B5%B75%E6%9C%881%E6%97%A5%E8%B5%B7%E7%A6%81%E9%A3%9F%E7%8B%97-%E6%88%90%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E6%96%87%E6%98%8E%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82-%E5%85%A8%E5%9C%8B%E7%A6%81%E9%A3%9F%E7%8B%97%E8%82%89%E4%B8%8D%E9%81%A0%E7%9F%A3|accessdate=2020-04-16|date=2020-04-16|publisher=香港01|dead-url=no}}</ref>
The World Dog Alliance has supported the local campaigns for animal rights by donating USD 100,000 to in 2022<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=November 28, 2024 |title=Diverging Legislative Approaches in the Fight Against Dog and Cat Meat |url=https://apnews.com/press-release/accesswire/animals-cats-china-indonesia-taiwan-9a97d35e52837d7e26b8782f8e015994 |work=Associated Press News}}</ref>.
Shenzhen and Zhuhai are China's most advanced and influential cities. The examples of their legislations will serve as a model for China's future country-wide legislation.

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The World Dog Alliance has since continued its efforts to campaign for a national ban of dog meat in Indonesia. In August 2024, the World Dog Alliance met with a director from the Ministry of Agriculture of Indonesia to discuss the prospects of a nation-wide legislation banning consumption of cat and dog meat<ref name=":3" />.
|May 27, 2020
|China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs excluded dogs from the national “Directory of Genetic Resources of Livestock and Poultry” and reclassified dogs as “]”. <ref>{{Cite web|title=【國家畜禽遺傳資源目錄】內地首次明確33種家養畜禽　狗未列入|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/479365/%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%B6%E7%95%9C%E7%A6%BD%E9%81%BA%E5%82%B3%E8%B3%87%E6%BA%90%E7%9B%AE%E9%8C%84-%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%A6%96%E6%AC%A1%E6%98%8E%E7%A2%BA33%E7%A8%AE%E5%AE%B6%E9%A4%8A%E7%95%9C%E7%A6%BD-%E7%8B%97%E6%9C%AA%E5%88%97%E5%85%A5|accessdate=2020-05-29|date=2020-05-29|publisher=香港01|dead-url=no}}</ref>
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|South Korea
|December 10, 2021
|The World Dog Alliance has campaigned for the banning of dog and cat meat consumption in South Korea since 2014. Following the documentary "''Eating'' ''Happiness''", the World Dog Alliance petitioned in 2016 to the Parliament of the United Kingdom to urge the South Korean government to ban the eating of dog meat<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2021 |title=Written Evidence submitted by World Dog Alliance (WDA) (AAB0002) |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/37825/pdf/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ares1, Sutherland2 |first=Elena1, Nikki2 |date=19 February 2019 |title=Debate Pack - Consumption of dog meat in the UK |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CDP-2019-0045/CDP-2019-0045.pdf |website=House of Commons Library}}</ref>. The petition received over 100,000 signatures from British citizens<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=November 13, 2024 |title=South Korean Legislators Honoured by World Dog Alliance While Its Founder Met Former President Moon Jae-in as Country Celebrates Dog Meat Ban |url=https://www.newswire.com/news/south-korean-legislators-honoured-by-world-dog-alliance-in-the-fight-22465621 |work=Newswire}}</ref>.
|] in Vietnam announced measures to phase out dog meat <ref>{{Cite web|title=越南會安市將停賣貓狗肉|url=https://orientaldaily.on.cc/content/%E5%85%A9%E5%B2%B8%E5%9C%8B%E9%9A%9B/odn-20211212-1212_00180_046/%E8%B6%8A%E5%8D%97%E6%9C%83%E5%AE%89%E5%B8%82%E5%B0%87%E5%81%9C%E8%B3%A3%E8%B2%93%E7%8B%97%E8%82%89#google_vignette|accessdate=2021-12-12|date=2021-12-12|publisher=東方日報|dead-url=no}}</ref>
In 2018, the World Dog Alliance held a public education event in ] in honour of then-President ]'s adopted dog Tori <ref name=":4" />.
Having dog meat restaurants in Hoi An would paint a negative picture of its reputation as a renowned tourist destination. The city therefore took measures to phase out dog meat. <ref>{{Cite web|title=禁吃狗肉！越南年宰500萬隻 觀光大城喊禁開第一槍|url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3764907|date=2021-12-10|accessdate=2021-12-10|publisher=自由時報|dead-url=no}}</ref>

|-
In August 2023, the World Dog Alliance arranged for ten members of the US Congress to write to the President of South Korea, ], which heralded South Korea's legislation of the special bill five months later. The special bill to ban dog meat was ultimately passed by the South Korean parliament on .
|March 21, 2023

⚫ |Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta legislated a ban on the dog meat trade <ref>{{Cite web|title=Victory! Jakarta Bans The Dog & Cat Meat Trade Making It The 21st Jurisdiction In Indonesia To End The Barbaric Industry|url=https://worldanimalnews.com/victory-jakarta-bans-the-dog-cat-meat-trade-making-it-the-21st-jurisdiction-in-indonesia-to-end-the-barbaric-industry/|accessdate=2023-03-14|date=2023-03-14|publisher=World Animal News|dead-url=no}}</ref>
After the passing of the special bill on 9 January 2024, Genlin personally met with former President Moon Jae-in in August 2024 to celebrate the legislative success. Genlin was later honoured by the Korean National Assembly in September 2024 for his and the World Dog Alliance's contributions to the country's drive to legislate against the consumption of dog meat<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 2024 |title=Newswire |url=https://www.newswire.com/news/south-korean-legislators-honoured-by-world-dog-alliance-in-the-fight-22465621 |work=Newswire.com}}</ref>.
21 jurisdictions in Indonesia have already legislated to ban dog meat, giving hope that a national ban can be achieved by 2025.
|- |}
|January 9, 2024
|] legislated to ban dog meat <ref>{{Cite web|title=South Korea passes bill to ban eating dog meat, ending controversial practice as consumer habits change|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/09/asia/south-korea-bill-bans-dog-meat-bill-intl-hnk/index.html|accessdate=2024-01-09|date=2024-01-09|publisher=CNN|dead-url=no}}</ref>
With a tradition of eating dogs South Korea has its own industrial chain in dog meat and is seen as a fortress of dog meat consumption. South Korea's legislation is a milestone in the history of human civilisation.
|-
|March 23, 2024
|The United States passed the "U.S. Appropriations Bill 2024" which included language on the "International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats,” which is championed by World Dog Alliance. Its implementation by the United States government is guided and stipulated by law. <ref>{{Cite web|title= World Dog Alliance: U.S. Congress Passes Appropriations Bill Including the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats|url=https://apnews.com/press-release/accesswire/animals-cats-international-agreements-fd8b107a7a4c25ae90ab1f7073965fb2|accessdate=2024-05-03|date=2024-05-03|publisher=Associated Press|dead-url=no}}</ref>
After the United States legislated to ban dog meat in 2018, Genlin believed that the best way to push forward a worldwide ban on dog meat is to set up "the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats." In May 2019, Genlin reached an understanding with US Congressman ] to promote the International Agreement together. After 5 years of hard work, initial success was gained with US leading the way, forming a worldwide trend for other countries to follow.
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== Related events == == Related events ==
In 2007, Peng Hongling purchased a mansion in ], ], ]. Later he noticed the actual area was one-third less than which promised by the agency of the seller. In 2010, he sued the agency of the seller and Real estate agency.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gittelsohn |first1=John |last2=Gullo |first2=Karen |title=Could Chinese millionaire be reason for real estate industry nightmare? |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2014/08/21/could-chinese-millionaire-be-reason-for-real-estate-industry-nightmare/ |accessdate=7 September 2020 |publisher=Orange County Register |date=21 August 2014}}</ref> In 2007, Genlin purchased a mansion in ], ], ]. Later he noticed the actual area was one-third less than which promised by the agency of the seller. In 2010, he sued the agency of the seller and the real estate agency.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gittelsohn |first1=John |last2=Gullo |first2=Karen |title=Could Chinese millionaire be reason for real estate industry nightmare? |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2014/08/21/could-chinese-millionaire-be-reason-for-real-estate-industry-nightmare/ |access-date=7 September 2020 |publisher=Orange County Register |date=21 August 2014}}</ref>


== Achievements == == Achievements ==


* In January 2018, Genlin was named as an Outstanding Alumni by his alma mater Shanghai University.
* In October 2018, he was awarded "International Dog Lover Award" by a parliamentary animal right organization in ] (issued by the member of ] ]).<ref>{{cite news|date=18 October 2019|title=Italian Parliament supports "International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dog and Cat Meat, Genlin awarded International Dog Lover Award|publisher=World Dog Alliance|url=https://www.worlddogalliance.org/italian-parliament-supports-international-convention-to-prohibit-the-eating-of-dogs-and-cats-drafter-genlin-awarded-international-dog-lover-award/|accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=17 October 2019|title=Genlin, l'imprenditore di Hong Kong che combatte il consumo di carne riceve a Milano il premio dell'on. Brambilla|url=http://www.meteoweb.eu/2019/10/genlin-limprenditore-di-hong-kong-che-combatte-il-consumo-di-carne-riceve-a-milano-il-premio-dellon-brambilla/1328340/|accessdate=18 October 2019|publisher=Meteo Web|language=it}}</ref> * In October 2018, he was awarded the "International Dog Lover Award" by a parliamentary animal rights organization in ] (issued by ], a member of ]).<ref>{{cite news|date=18 October 2019|title=Italian Parliament supports "International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dog and Cat Meat, Genlin awarded International Dog Lover Award|publisher=World Dog Alliance|url=https://www.worlddogalliance.org/italian-parliament-supports-international-convention-to-prohibit-the-eating-of-dogs-and-cats-drafter-genlin-awarded-international-dog-lover-award/|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=17 October 2019|title=Genlin, l'imprenditore di Hong Kong che combatte il consumo di carne riceve a Milano il premio dell'on. Brambilla|url=http://www.meteoweb.eu/2019/10/genlin-limprenditore-di-hong-kong-che-combatte-il-consumo-di-carne-riceve-a-milano-il-premio-dellon-brambilla/1328340/|access-date=18 October 2019|publisher=Meteo Web|language=it}}</ref>
* In September 2024, Genlin was honoured by the National Assembly of South Korea for his contributions to South Korea's legislation to ban dog meat (awarded by National Assembly Members Ms Han Jeoung-ae, Mr Li Hun-seung and Mr Park Hong-keun.)


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Genlin
玄陵
BornPeng Hongling
Shanghai
Other namesHoriike Hiroshi
CitizenshipJapan
Alma materShanghai University

Genlin, born Peng Hong Ling in Shanghai, China, is of Japanese nationality and is also known by his Japanese name Horiike Hiroshi. He is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, painter, and an activist for animal rights for dogs and cats. He is named as an Outstanding Alumni of Shanghai University and had also been a Honorary Board Member of the first and second terms to the Council of Shanghai University. He is also the founder of the World Dog Alliance.

Life

After graduating from the International Business School of Shanghai University, Genlin worked in the Nissho Iwai Corporation in Tokyo, Japan. He then founded Large Horse International (Group) Company Limited and Gree Air Conditioner (International) Company Limited in Hong Kong.

Genlin is committed to doing charitable work and promoting public welfare. He once promised that "90% of my personal property will be used for philanthropy, and 10% will be used for my family." He has made various donations to build schools, libraries and gymnasiums. He has also established a number of scholarships. In 1995, he founded the Peng Xin Chao Foundation in the name of his father in Guizhou, utilising the monies in the foundation to establish primary schools, middle schools, and libraries. He also founded the Genlin Foundation for the object of assisting the students of Shanghai University. Since 2007, the Genlin Foundation has set up the "Shanghai University Genlin Sports Elite Award Fund", the "Shanghai University Genlin Art Elite Award Fund" and the "Shanghai University Foreign Language School Genlin Education Fund". The foundation has also donated for the building of the Genlin Tennis Hall and has donated to conserve other historical buildings on the Shanghai University campus.

Genlin is named as an Outstanding Alumni of Shanghai University and have also been a Honorary Board Member of the first and second terms to the Council of Shanghai University. He was also invited by Shanghai University to teach as a visiting professor in the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts.

Genlin's earlier paintings focused on abstractionism. His more recent oil paintings, in line with his activism for animal rights, mainly featured dogs and have been exhibited by the World Dog Alliance during Dog Lovers' Day.

Animal rights activism for dogs and cats

In 2013, whilst on a visit to his father's birthplace Guizhou, Genlin saw to his surprise that dog meat was marketed as a local delicacy to attract tourists. It was then that the ambition to outlaw consumption of dog meat germinated for Genlin. On 12 December 2014, he founded the World Dog Alliance where the object of the World Dog Alliance was to advocate for and to bring about "express legislation against dog meat consumption" around the world and to advocate for the garnering of international support to the "International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats".

In order to expose the cruelty of the dog meat industry to the world, Genlin commissioned and directed the documentary "Eating Happiness", and personally travelled with a film crew to Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and China to record and report upon the situation of the dog meat consumption industry in those countries. The documentary was released on 2 October 2015. The truths recorded in the documentary paved the way for Genlin's campaigning work against consumption of dog meat in the decade that followed.

Under Genlin's leadership, the World Dog Alliance have successfully campaigned in various countries around the world, working with legislators and making donations in aid of and contributing to the proposal and passing of legislations in various jurisdictions and countries expressly banning consumption of dog meat.

Country Contributions by Genlin/ World Dog Alliance
Taiwan The World Dog Alliance started working together with legislators to raise the issue of proposing and passing a bill to ban dog meat as early as 2016. On 11 April 2017, Taiwan passed the 2017 Animal Protection Bill for amendments to the Animal Protection Act to ban the consumption of dog meat, a monumental victory for animal rights in Asia.

Upon the passing of the 2017 amendments to the Animal Protection Act, the World Dog Alliance has continued to make donations in support of the enforcement of the Act. The World Dog Alliance has also continued to work with Taiwanese legislators to introduce conceptions of animal rights protection into Taiwan's educational curriculum and textbooks, and have supported the ongoing efforts to include protection of animal rights in the Constitution of the Republic of China.

United States Genlin understood that many countries in the West share a common view that dogs should not be eaten and express legislation to ban consumption would not be necessary. Genlin was however also of the opinion that examples could and should have been made by a Western power as a declaration of stance and taking of a leading position. Genlin hired 3 lobbying firms in the US to call on Congress to introduce and advocate for legislation to ban consumption fo dog meat in the US. The World Dog Alliance further placed full page advertisements in major newspapers such as the Hill to garner further support.

The joint efforts of Genlin and lobbyists succeeded in convincing Republic Congressman Jeff Denham to include a ban on dog meat consumption into the 2018 Farm Bill passed on 12 December 2018 in the House of Representatives. The bill obtained bipartisan support, notably from Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings, who had earlier co-sponsored a separate bill to Congress (H.R. 1406 - To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption) to ban consumption of dog and cat meat but did not succeed in garnering enough support for a standalone bill on animal rights. The 2018 Farm Bill was successfully passed alongside with other agricultural and food policies.

In 2024, the US further passed the "US Appropriations Bill 2024" which included language reflecting the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats as part of its section 7048, requiring the Secretary of State to brief the Committee on Appropriations on steps taken by other countries and the prospects of, and support for, addressing banning consumption of dog and cat meat as part of an international agreement. The International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats was conceived by Genlin and the World Dog Alliance with the help of Congressman Jeff Denham in 2019.

The inclusion of the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats into the 2024 Appropriations Bill was brought about by 5 years of campaign work behind the scenes. Two letters were written by Congress, which were driven and supported by the World Dog Alliance in 2020 and 2021 to President Trump and President Biden respectively. The letters were signed by 68 Congressmen in total, including Representative Alcee Hastings and Rodney Davis, who had also offered their collective support to the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats and to the World Dog Alliance's mission to forward the agenda to legislate expressly against consumption of dog and cat meat.

China The World Dog Alliance wrote to the Chinese Communist Party on 29 January, 2020 with the message of "stop eating wild animals for the people's health, and stop eating dogs and cats for the country's image."

The letter heralded the regional bans on the eating of dogs and cats announced by the cities of Shenzhen about one month later and Zhuhai three months later respectively.

The World Dog Alliance's letter also heralded the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' excluding of dogs from their draft list of edible terrestrial animals in May 2020.

Indonesia The Indonesian capital of Jakarta announced in March 2023 that it has banned the dog and cat meat trade after years of lobbying by animal protection groups around the world.

The World Dog Alliance has supported the local campaigns for animal rights by donating USD 100,000 to Animal Friends Jogia in 2022.

The World Dog Alliance has since continued its efforts to campaign for a national ban of dog meat in Indonesia. In August 2024, the World Dog Alliance met with a director from the Ministry of Agriculture of Indonesia to discuss the prospects of a nation-wide legislation banning consumption of cat and dog meat.

South Korea The World Dog Alliance has campaigned for the banning of dog and cat meat consumption in South Korea since 2014. Following the documentary "Eating Happiness", the World Dog Alliance petitioned in 2016 to the Parliament of the United Kingdom to urge the South Korean government to ban the eating of dog meat. The petition received over 100,000 signatures from British citizens.

In 2018, the World Dog Alliance held a public education event in Seoul in honour of then-President Moon Jae-in's adopted dog Tori .

In August 2023, the World Dog Alliance arranged for ten members of the US Congress to write to the President of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, which heralded South Korea's legislation of the special bill five months later. The special bill to ban dog meat was ultimately passed by the South Korean parliament on 9 January 2024.

After the passing of the special bill on 9 January 2024, Genlin personally met with former President Moon Jae-in in August 2024 to celebrate the legislative success. Genlin was later honoured by the Korean National Assembly in September 2024 for his and the World Dog Alliance's contributions to the country's drive to legislate against the consumption of dog meat.

Related events

In 2007, Genlin purchased a mansion in Malibu, Los Angeles County, United States. Later he noticed the actual area was one-third less than which promised by the agency of the seller. In 2010, he sued the agency of the seller and the real estate agency.

Achievements

  • In January 2018, Genlin was named as an Outstanding Alumni by his alma mater Shanghai University.
  • In October 2018, he was awarded the "International Dog Lover Award" by a parliamentary animal rights organization in Italy (issued by Michela Vittoria Brambilla, a member of Chamber of Deputies (Italy)).
  • In September 2024, Genlin was honoured by the National Assembly of South Korea for his contributions to South Korea's legislation to ban dog meat (awarded by National Assembly Members Ms Han Jeoung-ae, Mr Li Hun-seung and Mr Park Hong-keun.)

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