DAEGU, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Daegu will push for projects to protect pets, including strengthening the management of stray animals, with the aim of creating a “pet friendly city.” According to Daegu’s city government, officials have decided to implement various measures to protect pets in order to establish a pet culture [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Students at Sejong University in Seoul have embarked on a project to raise money to take care of cats living by the school’s main gate. According to Sejong University on Thursday, online crowdfunding has been under way since last July under the name of the “Give Kitty a Dinner” [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will offer one year of pet insurance coverage for residents who adopt an abandoned dog, while measures will be put in place to protect stray dogs and cats living in redevelopment zones. The city announced new plans on Tuesday to pay for pet insurance for [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Wednesday it will implement a tougher set of rules on raising fierce dogs to better protect people and animals. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs said the new rules will require owners of dog breeds known for aggressiveness to receive mandatory education [...]
YONGIN, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid frequent conflicts between business operators and residents nationwide over the creation of new animal burial facilities, the city of Yongin in Gyeonggi Province has been pushing for the establishment of animal burial facilities. Yongin has decided to build a cultural center and a cemetery for pets, and will [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of pet dogs increases, the number of elderly dogs, which are considered “grandfathers and grandmothers,” has increased significantly. The pet industry is pouring out a variety of products, from blood sugar-control meal products to sanitary pants. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment on Wednesday called for nationwide efforts to reduce bird deaths from glass collisions, estimating that about 8 million birds are killed in South Korea annually by colliding with transparent windows. The ministry said it will join hands with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Fine dust is devastating South Korea. In Seoul, Incheon, and the Gyeonggi area, emergency measures to cut down fine dust levels have been in place for five straight days as severe fine dust has dominated daily life and the health of local residents. Even pets, as well as zoo [...]
JINJU, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services (GNARES) announced on Tuesday that had developed a low-cost food source to reduce the production cost of larvae of Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis, an edible insect, and had started to increase the competitiveness of farming the larvae by supplying the low-cost food to farmers. [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run marine research center said Wednesday that it has found traces of sea lions that used to live on the country’s easternmost islets of Dokdo. The Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, which has been carrying out joint research with Pusan National University, said the team [...]