SACHEON, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Workers at a pig farm in southeastern South Korea have killed piglets by brutally slamming their heads to weed them out, only because raising them would have been unprofitable, animal rights groups said Monday. The groups — the Korea Animal Welfare Association and KARA — said they have obtained [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government plans to build centers that will provide comprehensive services for pets to address increasing demand, as more than 6 million households now own pets. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said on Thursday that the government is planning to invest 4.8 billion won [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A rescue mission to free Asian black bears currently being raised for their gallbladders will kick off early next month. Green Korea United, an environmental activist group, announced its purchase of three Asian black bears, a species on the brink of extinction, held captive at a farm in Gangwon [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Blue House has released photos of the newborn puppies of ‘Gomi’, a Pungsan dog owned by South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on Sunday. The Blue House tweeted that Gomi gave birth to her puppies on November 9, and posted pictures of President Moon and First Lady Kim Jeong-sook [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is pushing for a new type of transportation service catering solely to pets and women on a reservation basis, utilizing existing taxi networks. According to the SMG, city officials are reviewing the adoption of new modes of taxi services including taxis for pets, the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal activists are calling for a new law that would ban imports of fur products made from cats and dogs. CARE, a leading animal activist group, held a press conference yesterday at the National Assembly and stated that fur products made from cat hide are probably coming from China [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal organizations are calling on Seoul’s Seocho district to address the burgeoning rabbit population in Montmartre Park. At a press conference held on Tuesday, the Korean Animal Welfare Association and other civil groups raised concerns about the increasing number of rabbits in Montmartre Park near Seorae Village. “An increase [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the two dogs given to President Moon Jae-in by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a gift after their third summit in Pyongyang in September has given birth to puppies, Moon said Monday. The North’s leader gifted the pair of Pungsan-breed dogs, one male named Songkang, and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Last May, a male Asiatic black bear was discovered deep in the forest of Russia’s eastern region of Khabarovsk. The bear’s parents were nowhere to be found. Dubbed the “orphan bear,” the animal was sent to an animal shelter to prevent poachers from getting to the bear first. Known [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — With an influx of commercial insurance companies eying the pet industry for a piece of the pie, whether to include unregistered pets in insurance policies has become a major issue among animal lovers. Since the market for pet insurance policies is still in its early stages, there are conflicting [...]