Wenshan, China bans daytime dog walking

[Catherine]

This is bad. Beijing has put restrictions on dog walking. Between 7am and 10 pm dogs cannot be walked outside. There are other restrictions about short leashes and no dogs in parks.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/china-city-...-1.4164912

This makes having a dog very difficult. It is almost a dog ban, but not quite. I wonder how people are managing. 
Is this a backlash against animal rights movements? It almost seems that way.