Beefed Up Penalties for Animal Cruelty, Pet Abandonment Goes into Effect

SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A revision to the Animal Protection Act that toughens punishment for perpetrators of animal cruelty and pet owners who abandon their animals has gone into effect as scheduled starting today. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will expand the scope of “animal cruelty” to include force-feeding animals [...]