SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Mart, the hypermarket chain operated by South Korean retail giant Lotte, is under fire after one of its stores denied entry of a guide dog undergoing training. An Instagram post on Nov. 29 documented an incident in which a Lotte Mart employee prevented a guide dog and its [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The most common illnesses that insured pets are diagnosed with at veterinary clinics in South Korea are gastritis/enteritis and conjunctivitis. Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., a South Korean non-life insurer, said Tuesday the number of pets insured by the company’s pet insurance product ‘Petpemint’ reached about 30,000 just [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Anti-barking devices that were developed to prevent pet dogs from barking are sparking controversy over animal abuse. A variety of anti-barking devices and after-purchase reviews are available when searching through Internet shopping malls. Most of them are necklace type models that give a physical shock from electricity or ultrasonic [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District has set up a feeding zone for stray cats in response to numerous complaints. Disputes have been rising between local residents and so-called ‘cat moms’ and ‘cat dads,’ residents taking care of stray cats. In response, the district set up a feeding zone for stray cats, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal rights advocates and university students have joined hands to help stray cats struggling in redevelopment zones. The project began in February, with participants rescuing stray cats abandoned in the redevelopment zone near Seoul’s Hankuk University of Foreign Studies subway station and sending them for medical treatment and adoption. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Zoo sent two North Chinese leopards to Europe this week to help save the endangered species. The leopards were shipped to Germany on Wednesday to be quarantined before one is transferred to Denmark, according to Seoul Grand Park, which houses the zoo. One leopard will be sent to [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — All of the dogs rescued from the Gupo Dog Meat Market in the southern port city of Busan that was shut down last year have been successfully adopted overseas. The Busan branch of the Alliance for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced that all of about 80 dogs rescued [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of abandoned animals in South Korea passed the 130,000 mark in 2019 amid a decline in animal shelters, government data showed Monday. A total of 135,791 dogs, cats and other pets got deserted or lost last year, compared with 121,077 a year earlier, according to the data [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A new health diagnosis kit has been picked as the best invention for pets, according to a survey conducted by the Korean Intellectual Property Office with Facebook users. Among the survey respondents, 307 or 14.9 percent of valid answers picked a health diagnosis kit as the best invention for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) said Monday it will open a special exhibition themed around the culture and companionship of dogs. The exhibition, titled “A Museum For All, A Museum For Dogs,” will be made available on MMCA’s YouTube channel starting Friday, according to the [...]