SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A woman was mauled to death by a stray dog in a suburb near Seoul on Saturday afternoon. The 59-year-old died of excessive bleeding a few hours after the dog bit her neck. The dog’s attack was filmed by a closed circuit camera set up in the neighborhood, and [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oceans ministry said Monday it will seek to include killer whales in its list of protected marine species as the country plans to bolster measures to preserve marine mammals in line with tightened global environment rules. The move came in line with efforts to meet the requirements [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 30 percent of stray pets protected by animal shelters found new homes in 2020, data showed Monday, amid the growing popularity of raising pets in South Korea. The number of pets rescued by animal shelters came to 130,401 in 2020, down 3.9 percent from 135,791 posted in the [...]
CHANGYEONG, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Crested ibises, an endangered bird, have been born in the wild in South Korea for the first time after the species went extinct on the Korean Peninsula 42 years ago, officials here said Thursday. Two crested ibis chicks were born safely from two eggs laid by a pair of [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Monday that it will begin a four-month trial of M.Vibe, the company’s newest integrated mobility service for electric vehicle (EV) drivers with pets. Customers can book pet medical treatments, beauty salons, and accommodations using M.Vibe, and easily travel with pets onboard a specially designed Kia [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — About 1 in 3 South Korean households raised pets in 2020, a survey showed Thursday, with the number of pet dogs and cats here reaching 8.6 million. The number of households raising pets was estimated at 6.38 million in 2020, up 8 percent from the previous year’s 5.91 million, [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ ONE, an integrated membership service provided by entertainment and logistics giant CJ Group, gained media attention after donating food to an animal protection facility with honorary delivery dog. Kyungtae is a Maltese owned by a parcel delivery worker associated with South Korean logistics giant CJ Logistics Corp. Kyungtae [...]
JEJU, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Roe deer in Jeju Island, driven away from their natural habitat due to reckless development, are being exposed to the dangers of deer-vehicle collisions and bush dog attacks. The provincial government of Jeju Island reported that there were 3,500 roe deer on the island last year, down by 20.4 percent from [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s agricultural ministry said Tuesday it has issued a new standardized guideline on animal experiments in line with the country’s efforts to improve the welfare of test subjects. The booklets are designed for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) under around 450 different organizations nationwide, according [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to one third of South Korean households own pets. However, recent data shows that 3 in 4 pets are often left alone at home, for around six hours every day. KB Financial Group’s research unit reported Sunday that as many as 6 million homes owned pets as of [...]