SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Brazilian Ambassador to South Korea has adopted an abandoned dog once cared for by an animal protection agency in Seoul. Nico, a mixed breed that was living at the Seoul Animal Care Center, was adopted on Friday by the Brazilian Ambassador to South Korea Marcia Donner Abreu. The dog [...]
CHEONGJU, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An abandoned dog was miraculously rescued after wandering onto a highway. Last week, local authorities received a report that a dog was loitering near the median strip of the Busan-bound Gyeongbu Expressway in Okcheon County, North Chungcheong Province. The dog could have been run over by a car at [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Hyundai, a Hyundai Motor Co. dealership in Brazil, recently hired an adorable full-time employee which has become a hot issue there. The adorable full-time employee is an abandoned dog, which is now beloved by many of the shop’s customers. The abandoned dog was named Tucson Prime. The dealership, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in’s pet dog, Tori, appeared at a protest against the South Korean dog meat trade that was held yesterday at Seoul Plaza. Read More: Moon Becomes First President to Adopt Stray Dog at the Blue House A Blue House official said that CARE, the animal rights group, had [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Stray dog Tory, once destined for the dinner table, now sits at the President’s table in the Blue House as an official member of the First Family. President Moon’s adoption of Tory has been seen by some as a strong message against the dog meat industry in Korea. On [...]
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, [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – To prevent the abandonment of pet dogs, the window of time in which owners have to report their pets as lost will be reduced from 30 days to seven days. The current law stipulates that pet owners must report changes that occur to a pet, such as a change [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – During big holidays such as Chuseok, or Korean equivalent of Thanksgivingday, family reunions are central to the traditional Korean festivity: families and relatives all around the nation come together to share food and their stories. However, this big holiday season also comes as a good-bye moment to a significant number [...]