Italy

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2017
20 June, 2016
Italian famous blind tenor Andrea Bocelli joins World Dog Alliance

Italian famous blind tenor Andrea Bocelli joined our World Dog Alliance team, calling for “explicit legislation banning dog meat consumption”. 

2019
27 March, 2019
Meeting with Italian Congresswoman Michela Vittoria Brambilla

Italian Congresswoman Michela decided to fully support the great concept of WDA, and became the first member of Italy to propose a clear-cut legislation in the Italian parliament to ban dog meat consumption.

8 June, 2019
WDA and Michela proposed legislation to ban dog meat in the Roman Parliament

WDA and Congresswoman Michela proposed legislation to ban dog meat in the Roman Parliament, and held a press conference to broadcast Genlin's appeal to the Italian people for support. Offenders can be imprisoned for 2 months to 1 year and fined up to 50,000 Euros.

17 October, 2019
Genlin awarded "International Dog Lover Award"

Genlin, the founder of WDA, was invited to attend the press conference of the Parliament in Milan, Italy. Congresswoman Michela Brambilla represented the Parliamentary Animal Rights Organization (intergruppo parlamentare per i diritti degli animali) to support the "International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats" and awarded the "International Dog Lover Award" to Genlin in recognition of his contribution to promoting the global banning of dog and cats.

2020
10 April, 2020
Genlin interviewed by Italy Biggest Media Corriere Della Sera

Corriere Della Sera​ published an interview with Genlin titled: China Bans Dog and Cat Meat, Entrepreneur Genlin: “a milestone for animal rights.”

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On 17 October 2019, Genlin, the founder of WDA, was invited to attend the press conference of the Parliament in Milan, Italy. Congresswoman Michela Brambilla

Genlin’s interview with Corriere della Sera

Transcript for the interview: 【Interviewer】 Luciano Fontana Managing editor of Corriere della Sera 【Interviewee】 Genlin Founder of World Dog Alliance Luciano: World Dog Alliance, founded