diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 92fe20425..609f8caa3 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -60,20 +60,8 @@ http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"
         <servlet-name>datatablesController</servlet-name>
         <url-pattern>/datatablesController/*</url-pattern>
     </servlet-mapping>
-   
-    <!-- Dandelion-Datatables filter definition -->
-    <filter>
-        <filter-name>datatablesFilter</filter-name>
-        <filter-class>com.github.dandelion.datatables.extras.servlet2.filter.DatatablesFilter</filter-class>
-    </filter>
-    
-    <!-- Dandelion-Datatables filter mapping -->
-    <filter-mapping>
-        <filter-name>datatablesFilter</filter-name>
-        <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
-    </filter-mapping>
 
-    <!-- used so we can use forms of method type 'PUT' and 'DELETE'
+    <!-- used so we can use forms of method type 'PUT' and 'DELETE' (such as in the Pet form)
 see here: http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/current/spring-framework-reference/html/view.html#rest-method-conversion
 -->
     <filter>
@@ -85,5 +73,36 @@ see here: http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/current/spring-framework-re
         <filter-name>httpMethodFilter</filter-name>
         <servlet-name>petclinic</servlet-name>
     </filter-mapping>
+    
+    <!-- used to provide the ability to enter Chinese characters inside the Owner Form -->    
+    <filter>
+	    <filter-name>encodingFilter</filter-name>
+	    <filter-class>org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter</filter-class>
+	    <init-param>
+	        <param-name>encoding</param-name>
+	        <param-value>UTF-8</param-value>
+	    </init-param>
+	    <init-param>
+	        <param-name>forceEncoding</param-name>
+	        <param-value>true</param-value>
+	    </init-param>
+	 </filter>
+	
+	 <filter-mapping>
+	    <filter-name>encodingFilter</filter-name>
+	    <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
+	 </filter-mapping>
+ 
+     <!-- Dandelion-Datatables filter definition -->
+    <filter>
+        <filter-name>datatablesFilter</filter-name>
+        <filter-class>com.github.dandelion.datatables.extras.servlet2.filter.DatatablesFilter</filter-class>
+    </filter>
+    
+    <!-- Dandelion-Datatables filter mapping -->
+    <filter-mapping>
+        <filter-name>datatablesFilter</filter-name>
+        <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
+    </filter-mapping>
 
 </web-app>
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