Wonderful news!! So happy for the dogs and happy for the Chinese because the greatness of a nation can be measured on how they treat their animals! I am so happy that they are starting to see that animals have a right to live.....just like we do. I know we all have a long way to go on the animal cruelty front, but this is such a big step in the right direction:-) 

This is an amazing day for animal welfare in China! I am inspired to read that animal welfare amongst Chinese people is growing and I just reinforces for me that animal cruelty and animal empathy exist in every culture. When we sign petitions and express our concern for animal welfare we add to the voices of our brothers and sisters in cultures and regimes that are oppressing those who care. We must be diligent about our own countries animal cruelty ( I am in Australia) and remember this is not about race. For those interested here is a link to a page about Islam's requirements with regard to animals according to the teachings of the prophet Mohammed. I found it really touching as a non muslim that so much of the law is afforded to the care and compassion of animals. http://singaporecats.multiply.com/journal/item/229/Prophet_Muhammad_and_kindness_to_animals_in_Islam?&show_interstitial=1&u=%2Fjournal%2Fitem

I love this. I see this as even more significant than animal rights issues in the USA, because China is growing really fast economically and if they get to the level of meat eating among their massive population as the USA does, then the consequences for both animals and people will be unthinkable. 

I know that some countries make a leap in their progress by piggybacking on the progress of countries that got there first. I know some countries have gone to using mobiles without having a stage of predominance of landlines in between. If we can make a parallel with this economic progress and consider the progress of animal rights and similar cultural changes, we can imagine that China could jump from not being able to afford meat to choosing not to eat meat even though they could afford it. This could be the greatest hope for our planet, assuming we can also save the situation in the USA and that we can get a predominant atmosphere of animal rights in all countries before it's too late.

Wow that's amazing. See even China can change :)

I am extremely happy to see that this event has been cancelled and happy to hear that China is becoming more conscious of animal rights.  This is definitely a step in the right direction and I think each victory helps to fuel more victories and brings more attention to the issues.  I'm very pleased that any community, on-line or otherwise, can lead positive changes and a brighter, more compassionate, future for all animals.  The sooner the better, for positive changes, because every day that animals suffer is so awful....absolutely heartbreaking and so unncecessary.   

hmm...I am going to be a little eeyore and say...now they can eat other animals instead of the dog meat that they were going to eat.

Wonderful news! It is a big change since it has occurred for over 600 years.

Hi there I am new to the kindlife I just signed up a few weeks ago. This i my first post and I am so happy that animal activists are prevailing in China but there are many other horrendous acts against poor animals in China that need our help and support. Please feel free to friend me and read about the link I provided regarding Raccoon dogs and fake uggs. It's great to be a member of this amazing community.