SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – It is estimated that there are approximately 17,000 dog farms breeding a total of two million dogs for meat in Korea. According to lawmaker Sim Sang-jeung of the minor opposition Justice Party, there are a total of 17,059 dog farms in Korea. She compiled the figures using data from [...]
GIMHAE, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A total of 12,605 wild animals have been killed on Korean highways over the past five years. The number clearly states that measures should be taken to prevent road kill. In the first six months of 2015, another 1,642 animals met their fate on Korean roads. This means that [...]
“The puppies can barely open their eyes and remain only by their mother’s side but they were born very healthy and well.” “If all of you suggest names for our five Jindo puppies, it will be more meaningful and they will grow healthy and well.” – President Park Geun-hye on her Facebook SEOUL, Aug. 30 [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Jindo Island, the third largest island in South Korea and famous for its ‘Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival,’ is a home to its iconic dog breed ‘the Korean Jindo-gae(gae means dog in Korean).’ In fact, the beloved indigenous canince breed is named after the island from which they are [...]
SOONCHANG, August 3 (Korea Bizwire)-Soonchang-gun announced that they would manage a ‘Harmful wild animal hunting team’ until October, the harvest season. The hunting team will consist of 13 people. The team caught 301 wild boars, 344 elks and 612 pigeons, decreasing the damaged area by 24 percent, according to the government. Apart from the hunting [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) – At the home of Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) near Havana, the capital of Cuba, a display of stuffed animal heads welcomes visitors. Hemingway enjoyed hunting, and used to go to Africa to hunt. He brought his ‘trophies’ home and hung them on the walls. Hunting animals to keep as mementos instead [...]
Seoul, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been pointed out that there are no standardized guidelines or regulations regarding ‘Animal Cafes’, which have recently been growing in popularity. On July 14, Korea Animal Rights Advocates (KARA) hosted a policy debate at the National Assembly Member’s Office with congresswoman Eun-Soo-mi, and congressman Kim Seung-nam of the [...]
Seoul, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – With the increase of ‘for-pets’, people who invest in their pets freely, the sales of vacation items for pets are soaring. The pet product market, which was previously concentrated on practical products such as food and snacks for pets is broadening its product family. According to the online shopping [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean scientists have discovered a way to solve the problem of low reproduction rates of cloned dogs. Unlike cloned cows and pigs, cloned dogs were hard to cultivate with lack of proper cultivation media. On July 13, the Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced that its researchers succeeded in developing canine [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency has loosened restrictions on borrowing firearms from police stations, to reduce damages on farms caused by hazardous wild animals. The agency has introduced two time schedules to borrow and return firearms, during the day from 5 AM to 9 PM, and at night from 5 [...]