JEONJU, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A dog park and an animal shelter will be built in Deokjin-gu and Wansan-gu, two districts within the city of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The local government of Jeonju said yesterday that rough sketches that would turn Jeonju into an animal-friendly city had been drawn out based on the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Animal Welfare Association has criticized E-Mart’s pet store brand “Molly’s Pet Shop” for failing to comply with laws pertaining to the proper treatment of animals. The association was also critical of the government for not managing and supervising the retail giant properly during a press conference held [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Animal activists filed a petition with the office of President Moon Jae-in and held a rally featuring one of Moon’s pet dogs on Tuesday to call for a ban on dog meat consumption on the first of the summer’s three hottest “dog days.” Tuesday is “chobok,” one of 24 seasonal [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The nearing summer holiday season brings joy to many, but for household pets, the extended holidays are fraught with danger as the number of abandoned pets rises sharply around this time of year. According to “Paw in Hand,” an app and website that tracks abandoned animals in real-time, the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — As festivals that feature animals as part of their attraction have been found to be causing harm or deaths to the creatures, animal rights groups are asking for better measures to ensure the rights of animals are protected. According to a study commissioned by the Biodiversity Foundation, a team [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Last year, the number of lost or abandoned animals in South Korea surpassed 100,000 for the first time. According to a nationwide survey conducted by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), the number of lost and abandoned animals increased by 14.3 percent from the previous year to total [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Animal rights groups are advocating for a quick approval of an animal protection bill that will ensure the slaughtering of animals follows a certain procedure outlined by law. Civic groups like Care and Korea Association for Animal Protection held a press conference on Thursday in front of the National [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — With pet ownership increasingly popular among South Koreans, a growing number of individuals are planning to go away on summer holidays with their animal companions this year. Many first-class hotels, formerly reluctant to receive pets as guests, have started to cater to such demand by providing accommodation for pets [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal rights group CARE revealed yesterday that a local court has found guilty a defendant accused of “killing an animal without reasonable cause.” The defendant killed the dog for the purpose of producing dog meat for consumption. According to CARE, the dog farm owner in Bucheon was prosecuted for [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Sejong City saw thousands of bees swarm one of its streets for more than an hour before a passing beekeeper could lure them back into the beehive. According to the Sejong Fire Department, a caller to the emergency hotline (119) reported the swarm of bees at an intersection in [...]