SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A video of elephants saving one of their young has gone viral on the internet. The clip, which captures the rare moment two resourceful adult elephants came to the rescue of a helplessly drowning calf in a pool at the Grand Park Zoo in Seoul, has garnered over 550,000 views [...]
GANGWON PROVINCE, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A super cow in Hoengseon, Gangwon Province, a popular area for Korean cattle, is drawing nationwide attention for its extraordinary build. The cow at the center of attention weighs over 1,000 kilograms, the Heongseong Livestock Industry Cooperative said on Monday after speaking to 64-year-old farmer Choi Hee-ja, who [...]
OKCHEON, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Okcheon County in North Chungcheong Province is facing criticism from animal experts over its decision to feed wild boars as part of its fight against the wild animals, shortly after the local government announced a mild level of success in recent weeks. Earlier this week, reports emerged that Okcheon County, [...]
JEONGEUP, NORTH JEOLLA, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As Jeongeup City in North Jeolla Province is set to move forward with plans to build a farm animal theme park, the local government is facing accusations of animal abuse from both progressive civic groups and political parties over a proposed bullfight stadium. Jeongeup City’s building project, [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Last year, 245 pet animals were abandoned on a daily basis in South Korea, according to statistics released by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency yesterday. In total close to 90,000 animals were abandoned or went missing last year, up 9.3 percent from the previous year, while the figure [...]
Seoul, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – As the South Korean pet industry continues to grow in popularity, the government has moved to introduce organic certification for dog and cat food. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced on Wednesday that it had revised legislation related to the promotion of environment-friendly agriculture and fisheries and the management of [...]
CHEONGJU, South Korea, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Birds designated in South Korea as natural monuments are suffering injuries, and sometimes death, as more of them choose to live in close proximity to humans. These birds include brown hawk-owls (natural monument 324-3), which pay a visit to the peninsula in May and take off to [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Maru, a Pungsan dog President Moon was raising before becoming president, officially became a first dog on May 25, and will spend the next five years with his family at the Blue House, an official confirmed on Saturday. South Korea’s new president is famous for his love of animals, [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean animal rights group Care is challenging the 98th article of the Civil Code, which designates animals as “things,” and has asked the Constitutional Court of Korea to adjudicate its constitutionality. The code legally defines “things” as “corporeal things, electricity, and other natural forces which can be managed,” [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – After being the focus of media attention last week, newly elected South Korean president Moon Jae-in’s cat Jjingjjingi has officially become the very first First Cat in South Korea after entering the Blue House yesterday. In a tweet yesterday, Moon expressed concerns over the protection of flycatchers that live near the [...]