SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to expand the scope of its animal protection and welfare policy, which was centered on dogs and companion animals, to all animals. The big framework of the master plan for animal welfare announced Tuesday by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is geared toward [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A rather unusual animal protection campaign depicting animals as mysterious and attractive creatures is drawing public attention. On Tuesday, Innocean Worldwide Inc., one of South Korea’s leading advertising agencies, uploaded a video clip titled ‘Super Animal Fur’ on YouTube. The video follows a poacher who is after the fur [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The leader of an animal rights group in South Korea has been indicted on charges of illegally putting more than 200 stray pets to death, a judicial official said Sunday. Park So-yeon, chief executive of the Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE), faces a trial with the state [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — An animal protection group is urging the fashion industry to stop production of fur clothing as it is “no more than a symbol of shame and disgrace.” The Korea Association for Animal Protection held a press conference on Monday at Gwanghwamun Square, arguing that more than 10 million wild [...]
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, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to develop a manual on animal management for animal protection facilities to better protect abandoned animals. The city announced on Saturday that it will form an expert committee comprised of civil groups, academics (veterinarians, bioethics researchers), and other subject matter experts to complete the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid growing interest in companion animals and animal protection, a South Korean university has opened an unusual lecture to for students to learn about and discuss issues related to animal rights. Kyung Hee University said Sunday it will open a lecture on “Companion Animals and Animal Rights” at the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — An animal rights advocacy group is calling on the deliberation and enactment of a bill that bans the arbitrary slaughtering of animals. The Animal Liberation Wave (ALW) and Rep. Pyo Chang-won of the ruling Democratic Party held a press conference in Seoul on Thursday, calling for legislation “to ban [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Veterinarians and animal rights activists are presenting hammocks to caged bears to provide them with a better place to rest. As part of its ‘Project Moon Bear,’ the civic group began visiting a bear farm in Boseong County, South Jeolla Province, and Cheongju Zoo last month to deliver hammocks [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the controversy surrounding ‘May,’ a retired detection dog found to be used in animal experiments at Seoul National University, the South Korean government has introduced a policy listing harsher restrictions on conducting experiments on working animals. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on Wednesday that [...]