Anti-Animal Cruelty Law · Full chronicle and history

On October 31, residents in Sydney, Australia, held a rally to support "Wangwang," a stray dog, and her puppies who were brutally killed in Jieyang, Guangdong. Participants brought their pets to the scene, with banners demanding justice for Wangwang, accountability for the abusers, and the criminalization of animal abuse.

On October 25, a rally was held in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, in support of Wangwang, a stray dog in Jieyang, Guangdong, and her puppies. Participants held up signs in the rain, with slogans in Chinese, English, and Japanese calling on China to enact an anti-animal-cruelty law and severely punish animal abusers.

On October 24, at Mynttorget square in Stockholm's Old Town, Sweden, people held a rally for the stray mother dog "Wangwang" and her puppies, who were brutally killed in Jieyang, Guangdong. They laid flowers and candles and held banners urging China to immediately pass anti-animal-abuse laws. "Boycott China" signs appeared at the scene, and participants pointed out that the abusers remain at large while animal rights advocates have been silenced.

On October 3, people held a "Justice for Wangwang" rally outside the Chinese Consulate-General in Montreal, holding English and French banners to show support for the victimized dog Wangwang and her puppies, calling for an end to animal abuse and for animal cruelty to be written into law, while drawing portraits of the dog on site and taking photos in front of the consulate.

On October 2, several volunteers gathered in the rain outside the consular service hall of the Chinese Consulate-General in Melbourne, holding umbrellas and placards and setting up posters to speak out for the stray dog "Wangwang" and her puppies, who were brutally killed, and demanding that China enact laws against animal abuse.

On the evening of September 25, the live stream comment sections of multiple official channels broadcasting the CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala were flooded by netizens calling on the state to introduce an animal cruelty prevention law as soon as possible and commemorating Wangwang, an animal killed in a previous abuse incident.

On September 9, a netizen shared a photo of a takeout ticket box from Xiaogu Sister's Malatang, calling for the formulation of anti-animal cruelty laws and rational pet ownership.

On September 5, 2026, multiple animal protection activists in London, UK held marches and rallies at Trafalgar Square and other locations, protesting and speaking out for Wangwang, a stray dog tortured to death in Jieyang, Guangdong, China, and calling on China to enact anti-animal-abuse laws.

Before the results of the solicitation were announced in Huai'an, supporters of Wangwang had already launched an initiative to submit animal protection legislative proposals to multiple localities, calling for demands against animal cruelty to be incorporated into concrete institutional rules.

On August 28, 2026, people in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and other cities across the United States held rallies simultaneously. Protesters gathered outside the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles and other locations, holding up signs urging China to enact anti-animal-abuse laws as soon as possible.

On August 22, 2026, animal protection advocates in the San Francisco Bay Area held a rally at Union Square to speak out for the stray dogs abused and killed in Jieyang, Guangdong, calling on China to legislate a ban on animal cruelty. Officials from the San Francisco Animal Commission attended in support.

On the evening of August 20, 2026, the official Guangdong Fire Department account was flooded with comments by a large number of netizens during a livestream of a military-training fire safety promotion event, demanding answers on responsibility for minors purchasing petrol and committing arson and animal cruelty in public places.

On August 4, 2026, residents in Tianjin distributed flyers related to the abuse of Wangwang, a small dog in Jieyang, Guangdong, in public places such as shopping malls and subways, calling on citizens to pay attention to animal protection issues and participate in a legislative petition.