CHEONGJU, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus pandemic showing no signs of easing, both humans and pets are struggling. Pets, in particular, are being abandoned or abused as owners face financial difficulties. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ Animal Protection Management System showed a 3.7 percent increase in the number of [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of companion dogs and cats in South Korea was estimated at about 5.98 million and 2.58 million, respectively, in 2019. Despite such huge numbers, insurance policies for companion animals have yet to become the norm, with pets’ illness and injuries becoming big burdens for the families who [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy sparked by K-pop star G-Dragon’s suspected negligence of his pet dog is leading to a heated discussion online whether negligence is a form of abuse. A recent post on an online forum reported ‘suspected negligence of G-Dragon’s pet dogs living at a vacation cabin run by the K-pop [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean bears locked up for gall extraction will be transferred to a sanctuary in the United States. The Korean Animal Welfare Association (KAWA), an animal protection agency, held a press conference at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Wednesday announcing that an agreement had been reached with bear [...]
BUSAN, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A female dolphin was found in the waters off Jeju Island carrying a deceased calf. The National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) Cetacean Research Institute discovered a female dolphin attempting to take a deceased calf to the water’s surface on June 11, during observation of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins near [...]
YEONGDONG, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The male Asiatic black bear, tagged KM-53 which was born in Jan. 2015 and released on Mt. Jiri in October of the same year, acts in a very unique way. Its behaviors are against the common sense, in a nutshell. In the early morning of Monday, KM-53 showed up at Youngdong [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — About 100 Asiatic black bears, a species in danger of extinction, were found confined to cages for illegal breeding and killed for meat. Although Asiatic black bears are a species which requires special care for protection, some farms are engaged in illegal breeding and serving them for human consumption. [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Daurian redstart, a bird species with commonly found in South Korean suburbs or the countryside, is gaining attention after the recent discovery of nests built in unusual locations. A full-grown redstart is only 14 centimeters long, weighing as little as 17 grams. The bird is known to build [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of animals used for experiments in South Korea nearly tripled in 2019 from 10 years earlier, data showed Monday, with private firms carrying out most of the related research. South Korea used 3.71 million animals for research purposes last year, up sharply from just 1.32 million in [...]
CHANGWON, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Measures are being called for as a growing number of finless porpoises, an endangered species also known as ‘smiling dolphins’, are being found dead. Last Friday, a dead porpoise was found on the coast of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, only a day after another one was found dead near [...]