Summary: This paper argues that it is time for the Chinese legislative body to enact an animal abuse statute. Specifically, this paper attempts to amend the "Criminal Law of The Peopleâs Republic of China" by adding three provisions into the Section 1 âOffense against the Public Orderâ of Chapter VI âOffences against Social Management of Orderâ. That is, âthe offence of cruelty to animalsâ, âthe offence of disseminating videos and images of animal crueltyâ and âthe offense of animal abandonmentâ. In 2009, a group of experts have submitted this proposal for embracing Animal Cruelty Rules into Criminal Law to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. It is noted that the proposal was rejected by the Chinese legislative body in 2010 and then shortly the Animal Cruelty committee dissolved.