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Animal Rights Activists Criticize E-Mart Pet Shop, Demand Transparency

Animal Rights Activists Criticize E-Mart Pet Shop, Demand Transparency

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Members of the Korean Society for Animal Freedom (KSAF) gathered in front of E-Mart’s headquarters building Wednesday to criticize the company’s Molly’s Pet Shop chain for its on-display sale of puppies, objectifying the animals.  They also demanded transparency over how the shops are supplied with animals, raising questions over [...]

Environmentalists Protest against Shark Fin Consumption in Central Seoul

Environmentalists Protest against Shark Fin Consumption in Central Seoul

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Federation for Environmental Movements (KFEM) organized a public performance Thursday in front of Lotte Hotel in Myeongdong, central Seoul, calling for a ban on shark fin consumption in Korea.  According to the federation, 12 of 26 surveyed top-rated hotels (five-star equivalent) still serve shark fin dishes at [...]

Koreans Abandon Dogs in Greater Numbers as Holiday Season Draws to an End

Koreans Abandon Dogs in Greater Numbers as Holiday Season Draws to an End

SOKCHO, South Korea, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The summer holiday season is coming to an end, and vacationers are heading back to their mundane routines. But not all holiday seekers got to go home, with dozens of abandoned dogs across tourist attractions in Gangwon Province left to fend for themselves. This summer, Gangwon found [...]

Popularity of Watersports Threatens Korea’s Wild Dolphins

Popularity of Watersports Threatens Korea’s Wild Dolphins

JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The illegal poaching of wild dolphins in waters off the coast of Jeju Island may have diminished in the past year thanks to local fisheries and animal rights activists, yet Korea’s wild dolphins are still facing threats, this time, from imprudent watersport activities. The coastal waters of [...]