Horiike Hiroshi
Horiike Hiroshi | |
|---|---|
| aka Peng Hong Ling | |
| Born | |
| Other names | Genlin (pen name) |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Alma mater | Shanghai University |
Horiike Hiroshi (aka Peng Hong Ling) was born in Shanghai, China, is of Japanese nationality. He is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, artist, and an animal rights activist.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and Education
Horiike Hiroshi (aka Peng Hong Ling) was born in Shanghai, China and holds Japanese nationality. He graduated in Shanghai University. He is an Outstanding Alumnus[6][7] and first and second honorary director of the Shanghai University Board.[8][9] and is Shanghai University’s visiting professor. Horiike Hiroshi worked for Nissho Iwai in Tokyo.[10]
Career
In 2014, Horiike Hiroshi founded the World Dog Alliance which advocates for banning dog and cat meat.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Horiike Hiroshi is committed to charity and public welfare. He donated funds to build schools, libraries, gymnasiums and established a number of scholarships with his own money. He also pledged to spend 90% of his personal wealth on charity.[17]
In 2025, Horiike Hiroshi founded Genlin Universe Astronomy Research Centre (GUARC) to focus on investigations into cosmic astronomy.[18]
Achievements
- In January 2018, Genlin was named as an Outstanding Alumni by his alma mater Shanghai University.
- In October 2018, he was awarded the "International Dog Lover Award" by a parliamentary animal rights organization in Italy (issued by Michela Vittoria Brambilla, a member of Chamber of Deputies (Italy)).[19][20]
References
- ^ "Philanthropic tycoon rescues dog from cauldron and does it himself". Taiwan Animal News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-17. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Stop alla carne di cane e gatto in Cina, il magnate Genlin: "Una pietra miliare per i diritti degli animali"" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 Oct 2020.
- ^ "Call on conscience to save furry babies". WenWeiPo (in Chinese). 2017-10-08. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19.
- ^ Ng, Yupina (23 September 2017). "Putting the power of the paint brush to work for animal rights: Hong Kong artist targets Asia's dog meat trade". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ 李, 娉婷 (26 September 2016). ""926世界愛犬節"從歐美慶祝到台灣". 台灣動物新聞網.
- ^ "The first board of directors of Shanghai University". Shanghai University (in Chinese).
- ^ "My love for dogs - from "silent" to "vocal"". Shanghai University News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-25. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "University Forum: A "dog" saint who went from loving dogs to rescuing dogs" (in Chinese). Sina News. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19.
- ^ "Students from the School of Foreign Languages visit distinguished alumnus Mr. Peng Hongling". School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai University (in Chinese). 2019-08-19. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26.
- ^ "Mr. Genlin Introduction". 世界愛犬聯盟. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Founder Genlin". World Dog Alliance. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "動保領先國 台灣動物守護者成軍". NewTalk 新頭殼. 28 April 2017.
- ^ "動團給蔡總統 「動物保護入憲」公開信". PeoPo Citizen Journalism 公民新聞. 2020-05-09.
- ^ Mak, Gordon (2018-12-13). "美國國會驚天一槌 "禁食狗貓肉"敲定立法". 動物友善網.
- ^ WAN (March 14, 2023). "Victory! Jakarta Bans The Dog & Cat Meat Trade Making It The 21st Jurisdiction In Indonesia To End The Barbaric Industry". World Animal News.
- ^ "South Korean Legislators Honoured by World Dog Alliance While Its Founder Met Former President Moon Jae-in as Country Celebrates Dog Meat Ban". Newswire. November 13, 2024.
- ^ "International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dog and Cats" (PDF).
- ^ "Home". Guarc. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Italian Parliament supports "International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dog and Cat Meat, Genlin awarded International Dog Lover Award". World Dog Alliance. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Genlin, l'imprenditore di Hong Kong che combatte il consumo di carne riceve a Milano il premio dell'on. Brambilla" (in Italian). Meteo Web. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.