Animal Protection Legislation · Full chronicle and history

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, residents of Manila, Philippines took to the streets with their dogs, holding up "JUSTICE FOR WANGWANG" signs to support the stray mother dog "Wangwang" and her puppies who were abused to death in Jieyang, Guangdong, calling for an end to animal abuse and stronger animal protection.

On October 23, a netizen shared a photo of the large screen on the facade of SOGO department store in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, showing a pixel-art image of "Jieyang Wangwang" against a yellow background, with a mother dog and three puppies huddled together, in memory of the stray dog Wangwang who was tortured and killed.

On October 20, animal protection activists gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, Japan, holding signs such as “Catch the cat abusers,” demanding that China stop animal abuse, end the dog and cat meat trade, and enact an animal protection law, while also displaying posters in support of “Wangwang” and opposing the Yulin dog and cat meat trade.

On October 11, the Shaanxi Yan'an Stray Animal Rescue Charity Association posted on Weibo to report "Jinxing Loves Food" for livestreaming the slaughter of stray dogs and selling dog meat on Douyin, criticizing the platform for tolerating the spread of cruel and bloody footage.

On October 5, the large screen "Shibuya Ai Vision" in Shibuya, Tokyo aired 100-day memorial content for Wangwang, the mother dog brutally killed in Jieyang, Guangdong, displaying messages from Japanese supporters and calling for an end to animal abuse and the promotion of legal protections.

On September 17, the Huai'an Municipal Bureau of Justice in Jiangsu released the results of its solicitation for legislative suggestions on municipal government regulations for 2027. Out of the 150 suggestions received, 148 related to anti-animal cruelty and the management of stray dogs and cats, accounting for 98.7%. Officials stated that relevant suggestions will be evaluated and reviewed.

On September 17, a netizen posted that a milk tea shop displayed the slogan "STOP ANIMAL ABUSE" on the homepage of its delivery store and included cartoon stickers with the words "Respect life, treat animals kindly" with orders to promote the concept of anti-animal abuse.

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.

In the late night of August 31, 2026, two men brought large hunting dogs onto the campus of North China Electric Power University in Baoding, Hebei to hunt and kill stray animals. Several dogs are unaccounted for, and the men verbally abused and threatened students who were filming to gather evidence.

On August 27, 2026, a memorial bench for Wangwang, funded by private donors, was officially unveiled in New York's Central Park. The plaque is inscribed with text advocating for animal protection legislation, calling for attention to the rights of stray animals in China.

On August 26, 2026, a public-interest blogger in Xinxiang, Henan was stopped by staff while clearing dangerous ground studs on the street on the grounds that the grinding dust affected environmental protection; the subsequent response from the environmental department, which suggested filing in advance, sparked heated discussion.

On August 9, 2026, a rally and march was held in Manhattan, New York, USA. Participants held photos of "Wangwang," the dog abused and killed in Jieyang, Guangdong, along with slogans, protesting animal abuse and calling on China to enact laws against animal cruelty.

On the evening of August 8, 2026, a rally titled "Speak Up for Wangwang" was held in the plaza in front of the Taichung City Government building in Taiwan. Citizens brought their pets to the scene, played footage of the dog brutally killed in Jieyang, Guangdong, on a large LED screen, and held a collective prayer calling for legislation.

On August 7, 2026, a netizen posted a photo showing a double-decker tram on the streets of Hong Kong covered with a public service advertisement on the theme of opposing animal abuse, accompanied by rainbow elements and slogans, in support of the dog "Wangwang," who was abused to death in Jieyang, Guangdong.

On August 5, 2026, a WeChat official account user reported that after publishing public-interest images and texts supporting anti-animal-abuse legislation and voicing support for Wangwang in Jieyang, they were subjected to forced post deletion by the platform and restrictions on the use of their image-posting account functions.

On August 1, 2026, a Chinese netizen in Cairns, Australia, placed a self-made booklet about Wangwang and English flyers at the café where they work, introducing the Jieyang dog abuse case to local customers and calling for the promotion of animal protection legislation.

On June 28, 2026, four minors under the age of 14 in Pingpu Village, Xinheng Town, Jiedong District, Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, used wire to strangle and wooden sticks to beat a stray mother dog 'Wangwang' and her three puppies, then poured flammable liquid and set them on fire to burn them alive, subsequently uploading the video of the torture and killing to the internet. On June 30, local officials reported that the involved individuals had not reached the criminal responsibility age, and had been sent to special schools for corrective education. This outcome has sparked strong public questioning regarding the 'too low cost of breaking the law,' and has prompted overseas and domestic Chinese people to initiate global animal protection support actions such as screen projection and mourning, calling for China to establish anti-animal cruelty laws.

In the early hours of June 12, 2026, most volunteers at the protest site over a man's abuse of a dog in Chongqing had been dispersed, while a large number of law enforcement officers remained lined up in formation for standby patrols.

Chongqing residents' protest over a dog abuse incident fermented late into the night; police launched a clearance operation at 4 a.m. the next day and took away some volunteers. Subsequently, several citizens who participated in the protest reported suspected facial recognition and big data tracking, and were successively visited at home by community grid workers and police who threatened them into silence.

A wild black Swan rarely landed on the central axis of Tiananmen Square in Beijing and strolled about leisurely for two hours before being taken away by a professional agency, sparking outside associations with the economic and political situation.