BUSAN, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Concerns about animal abuse and mistreatment are growing after a cat recently tested positive for COVID-19 in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province where an infection was reported. A female worker who is a so-called ‘cat mom,’ a person who provides food to stray cats, recently experienced an embarrassing moment. When [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Concern over animal abuse is on the rise due to what many South Koreans describe as lenient punishment for offenders. The Korean Animal Welfare Association and Lawyers for Animal Rights recently published a compilation of animal rights cases which noted that many instances of animal abuse have ended in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Anti-barking devices that were developed to prevent pet dogs from barking are sparking controversy over animal abuse. A variety of anti-barking devices and after-purchase reviews are available when searching through Internet shopping malls. Most of them are necklace type models that give a physical shock from electricity or ultrasonic [...]
HAPCHEON, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A municipal government in South Korea was recently engulfed in controversy over a horse carriage at a theme park that was misunderstood by some as being a case of animal abuse. Recently, a photo of a horse-drawn carriage at a theme park was posted on a social media platform, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul man was fined for abusing animal rights by raising nearly 30 cats in his cramped and filthy home, court officials said Saturday. The Seoul Western District Court fined the 48-year-old man, only known by his surname Choi, 3 million won (US$2,530) for having neglected 27 stray cats [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of animal abuse cases is growing year after year in South Korea. According to the National Police Agency on Sunday, the number of cases where people were investigated for violations of animal protection laws by the prosecutor’s office has been on an upward trend, rising from 264 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Cases involving brutal violence and abuse of pets such as dogs and cats are continuing unabated. Although public calls for stern punishment have been aroused and legislation is strengthened whenever shocking cases are reported, critics say that actual punishments meted out are still insignificant. Seoul’s Mapo Police Station recently [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Cases of animal abuse, which police have handed over to the prosecution as a result of indictment, have shown an upward trend over the past five years. According to data submitted to Rep. Kim Byung-kwan from the Korean National Police Agency, a total of 1,908 people were handed over [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University (SNU) has launched an investigation amid allegations that veterinary professor Lee Byeong-chun abused retired working dogs. Amid the investigation, it came to light that a cloned beagle known as “Mei,” a retired working dog that has touched many hearts after related reports of animal abuse, had [...]
SACHEON, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Workers at a pig farm in southeastern South Korea have killed piglets by brutally slamming their heads to weed them out, only because raising them would have been unprofitable, animal rights groups said Monday. The groups — the Korea Animal Welfare Association and KARA — said they have obtained [...]