SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Chung, a 31-year-old pet lover, has been keeping his air conditioner at home turned on while he is away at work for the past couple of weeks. This is for the sake of his pet dogs, who are at home all day long. “Previously, I kept the windows open [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A family of seven wild Indian spot-billed ducks were discovered at Ichon Hangang Park in Seoul just six months after the city government started a project to restore the ecology of the area. The city government of Seoul said yesterday that a mother duck was spotted with six ducklings [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — An unconventional section has made its way into the fresh meat category at Hyundai Department Store’s Mokdong branch. The new section only offers “ethical meat produced on healthy farms” certified for having guaranteed proper welfare for the animals. With an increasing number of South Koreans opting to exercise ethical [...]
GWANGJU, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A dog that alerted its owner to help put out a fire that may have led to a larger disaster has been awarded a certificate, while the animal’s owner was given a plaque for his efforts by a fire station in Gwangju. Approximately 20 minutes past midnight on July [...]
GANGNEUNG, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With three to four lost or abandoned dogs rescued daily at one animal center in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, the facility has maxed out its full capacity. With space for 40 animals, the shelter currently houses 105 dogs. As abandoned dogs keep being reported, the shelter has opened up a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal activists who on Sunday crashed the venue of an ongoing “chicken certification event” held by Woowa Brothers, operators of a delivery service app, held a demonstration in front of the company’s head office in Songpa-gu, Seoul, yesterday, pressing the company to stop “making fun of the deaths of [...]
GANGNEUNG, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Choi Ho-jun, a 59-year-old man living in Gangneung, woke up to a chirping sound coming from his home’s veranda early Tuesday morning. Thinking that perhaps a bird had made its way into the home through an open window, Choi was in for a big surprise when he turned on [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Park In-bee, currently the top-ranked player in the Women’s World Golf Rankings, has once again made a donation of pet food to abandoned animals. The Korean Animal Welfare Association announced Friday that the golf star, known as a great dog lover and owner of “Rio,” a pet dog of [...]
NAJU, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Residents of Bitgaram-dong in Naju, South Jeolla Province are reportedly having a hard time sleeping. In addition to the sweltering heat that has consumed the entire nation, the croaking cries of bullfrogs that have taken over the marsh areas and ponds in the neighborhood have left the residents tossing [...]
INCHEON, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A “consolation memorial for animals” formerly taken down from its original location at Incheon’s Dong-gu Office has been restored four years after its removal. The local government revealed yesterday that it had restored the memorial structure to its original state at the resting area of the office’s parking lot. [...]