SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Institute of Environmental Research have conducted a study entitled the “Analysis of the Bullfrog, an Invasive Species in the Ecosystem of Korea” from April to August this year only to find that the frog eats a total of 61 species of living creatures. Researchers captured 129 bullfrogs [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute in Korea announced that it planned to track the migration of Korean mackerel in summer. The Korean seerfish, occupying the temperate water off the coast of Jeju Island in winter and spring, are known to move north to live in waters abundant with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration (RDA) began offering an updated version of the smartphone application, “Dog Food Calorie Calculator” after reviewing the feedback of app users. The app, calculating the amount of food for a dog for a day based on their breeds and weight, informs the obesity of the [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – During big holidays such as Chuseok, or Korean equivalent of Thanksgivingday, family reunions are central to the traditional Korean festivity: families and relatives all around the nation come together to share food and their stories. However, this big holiday season also comes as a good-bye moment to a significant number [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Canin, a world famous pet food provider, decided to set up one of its global production lines in Korea, a strategic move to gain a foothold in the Asian market which sees a surging pet loving population as time advances. According to North Jeolla Province, the provincial government and Royal [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 2 (Korea Bizwire) - When “Sang-geuni,” a renowned dog in Korea which had been on a TV show, died in April, his owner didn’t know how to handle the body. As the fido was one of his family members, he really wanted to bury his pet in his family burial ground but he [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration (RDA) is stepping up efforts to develop and commercialize highly efficient animal farms that meet the criteria to accredit animal welfare livestock farms. An animal welfare livestock farm is the system to certify a livestock farm that raises livestock according to the high-level animal protection and [...]
SANTA ROSA, CA, August 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Today, Canine Companions for Independence received a generous donation from PetSmart as a result of their joint initiative, PetSmart for Patriots. PetSmart donated more than $125,000 to Canine Companions which came from special patriotic-themed services that were offered in stores nationwide earlier in the summer. PetSmart for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study shows that the retired “baby boomers” are rapidly turning into “pet boomers.” According to a study conducted by Auction, Korea’s online auction and e-commerce company, on the sales of pet products on its website, the sales from buyers who are in the age group of 50s and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s high court ruled in favor of the plaintiff who asked the government to acknowledge his degenerative back conditions due to handling military dogs that he may collect benefits as a person of national merit. The administrative court in the Seoul Appeals Court said on August 8 that it overturned a [...]