Peng Hongling
Quick Facts
Biography
Genlin (born Peng Hongling) was born in Shanghai, China and holds Japanese nationality, also known as Horiike Hiroshi (Japanese). He is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, painter, dog-cat peace ideologist. An Outstanding Alumnus and Honorary Board Member in the first and second Boards of Shanghai University, he is the founder of World Dog Alliance.
Life
Genlin (Peng Hongling) graduated from the International Business School of Shanghai University and worked in Nissho Iwai Corporation in Tokyo, Japan. He founded Large Horse International (Group) Company Limited and Gree Air Conditioner (International) Company Limited in Hong Kong.
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." In 1995, he founded Peng Xin Chao Foundation in the name of his father in Guizhou, donating to build a primary school, middle school and library. He also founded charity organizations including Genlin Foundation. 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 an Honoury Board Member of Shanghai University. He was also hired by Shanghai University as a visiting professor in the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts.
Genlin's earlier paintings focused on abstractionism. His more recent oil paintings feature dogs as the subject matter and have been shown in art exhibitions hosted by World Dog Alliance during Dog Lovers' Day.
Animal Protection
In 2013, Genlin (Peng Hongling) returned to his father's birthplace Guizhou, where he saw to his surprise that dog meat 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 and advocate for 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 Eating Happiness, traveling with a film crew to Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and China to depict the situation of the dog meat industry in those countries. As a factual account this documentary played an important role for subsequent legislations banning the eating of dog meat in countries around the world.
Under Genlin's unshakable push and drive, World Dog Alliance accomplished successes that are nothing short of staggering.
| December 12, 2018 | The United States legislated to ban dog meat Many countries in the West have yet to legislate because the common view is that dogs are human's soulmate 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. |
| 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. 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 Jeff Denham 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. |
Related events
In 2007, Peng Hongling 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 Real estate agency.
Achievements
- In October 2018, he was awarded "International Dog Lover Award" by a parliamentary animal right organization in Italy (issued by the member of Chamber of Deputies (Italy) Michela Vittoria Brambilla).