DEAJEON, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that humans are just as capable as other animals of finding north without a compass. The National Research Foundation of Korea in Daejeon announced on Sunday that a research team led by Prof. Chae Kwon-seok from Kyungpook National University confirmed that humans also have [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run agricultural watchdog said Monday it has applied a new DNA analysis technology that can be used to distinguish locally-produced goat meat from imported goods. The National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service (NAQS) the technology can be used to uncover goat-meat products which fabricated their countries of [...]
CHEONGJU, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — An eagle owl that has been poaching chickens has been ‘apprehended’ by the police. On February 15 at 10:40 a.m., a 70-centimeter tall eagle owl flew into a poultry farm in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province to feed on chickens. It wasn’t the owl’s first ‘offense’. According to the owner [...]
GANGNEUNG, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Thursday they have filed charges with prosecutors against a woman in her 20s who allegedly threw a puppy at a pet shop in Gangneung on South Korea’s east coast last week in violation of the animal protection law. Gangneung Police Station, in northeastern Gangwon Province, recommended an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Monday that it will start developing the first comprehensive management plan for aquariums to create facilities that are safe for both people and animals and expand their functions. The comprehensive plan is in accordance with the act on the management of zoos and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Won-soon, the mayor of Seoul, said he plans to shutter all dog slaughterhouses in the South Korean capital. Park, during a meeting with the audience on Saturday at a movie theater after watching a South Korean animation film, “The Underdog”, said he is working towards shutting down all [...]
GANGNEUNG, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — According to the city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province on Sunday, the current shelter for abandoned dogs is overcrowded, and plans are in the works to expand the facilities by the end of this year. The city plans to build a 660-square-meter environmentally-friendly building to protect abandoned dogs and [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been found that there are more than 4,000 dogs abandoned every year in the city of Busan alone, but only 700 dogs are typically adopted by new owners. On the other hand, 3,000 cats are abandoned every year, and 80 percent of them die naturally in shelters. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Beginning in May, those with pets will be able to make an insurance claim with an animal insurance company immediately after receiving animal care. Sung Dae-kyu, the head of the Korea Insurance Development Institute (KIDI), said at a press conference Wednesday that the ‘Pet Insurance Claims Online Processing System’ [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Much attention is being paid to a new care system for cats released in China by a South Korean business entrepreneur, Choi Choong-kwang. According to industry analysts on January 20, the service called ‘Butler Kang’ was introduced in China to check the health of a cat in real time [...]