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Genlin directed the filming of "Eating Happiness".


Celebration of the first 926 Dog Lovers' Day was held in Hong Kong.

Congressman Zheng Xiaohe introduced the bill to ban dog and cat meat in China.

The Second 926 Dog Lovers' Day was held in Shanghai.

Genlin held the seminar "My Dog Loving Heart" in his alma mater Shanghai University.

Genlin delivered a speech, "Companion Animal Welfare", in Shanghai University.

The Fourth 926 Dog Lovers' Day & Genlin Dog Oil Paintings Exhibition were held in Shanghai.

WDA collaborated with Shanghai University to conduct an online survey.

Rumors that pets could infect humans with the coronavirus caused a genocide targeting dogs and cats. The director of the State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of infectious Diseases wrongly believed that the rumor could be true. Genlin sent a letter urging her to take back her words.



The Standing Committee of the Shenzhen People’s Congress passed the “Shenzhen Special Economic Region Regulation on a Comprehensive Ban on the Consumption of Wild Animals” which officially outlaws dog and cat meat.

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