SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Mount Jiri in South Jeolla Province became home to at least three new Asiatic black bear cubs last winter. The state-run Korea National Park Service (KNPS) announced Tuesday that a 14-year-old Asiatic black bear (KF-27) was found to have given birth to two female cubs during a study at [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean-bred racing horse has been put up for auction through YouTube live broadcasting for the very first time. A landscape changed by the coronavirus outbreak, YouTube live broadcasting is being spotlighted as a new platform for ‘untact’ methods of exchanging animals. An auction for Korean-bred racing horses, held [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Owners of dogs of certain breeds will be required to sign up for general insurance to compensate for any physical or property damages starting in February next year. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced Tuesday it will hold a series of promotion campaigns with the private [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly reached an internal decision Monday to allow the guide dog of a newly elected lawmaker with a visual disability to enter the main chamber, parliamentary officials said. Kim Ye-ji of the minor opposition Future Korea Party won a proportional representation seat in last week’s parliamentary elections. [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Many people are experiencing weight gains as they spend more time indoors to stay away from coronavirus infections. If your pets seem to have gained weight recently, you should check your own weight as well, as experts argue that both pets and their guardians should work together to lose [...]
ULSAN, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed an easier and safer way to register and manage pets. The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology said Sunday that its newly proposed multiple bio-recognition-based pet identification technology, jointly proposed by student startup Pireco with the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), has [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Rural Development Agency (RDA) recently introduced a number of ways to help prevent depression among pets amid decreased outdoor activities due to the coronavirus spread. The RDA reported Monday that pets may suffer from the so-called ‘corona blues,’ a symptom of depression coupled with obesity and muscular weakness [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Millennials, born between 1985 and 1996, consider pets to be their friends, while baby boomers, born between 1955 and 1964, see them as children. LOTTE Members, operator of membership reward service L.POINT, conducted a nationwide survey of 600 men and women between 23 and 64 years of age, which [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — What happens when a dog owner becomes a coronavirus patient and has to be quarantined for treatment? If you are a resident of the southeastern Seoul ward of Seocho, you might have a helping hand. The ward office on Friday announced plans to provide free care for dogs whose [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a technology that uses genetic markers to find lost cats. Genetic markers refer to a gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species. The Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced Tuesday that it [...]