animal rights activist Archives

Drive-through Rally Held to Call for Enhanced Animal Rights

SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – An animal rights group turned to drive-through protests to raise awareness of the need for enhanced animal welfare on Thursday, the beginning of sambok, the three hottest days of the year according to the lunar calendar. In memory of the dogs who died due to Korea’s unique dietary culture [...]

Civic Groups Seek Probe of Animal Activist over Fraud Allegations

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of civic groups filed a complaint Friday asking for a police investigation into mounting suspicions that a high-profile animal rights activist has secretly been exterminating stray pets with drugs in her shelter and misusing donations. They accuse Park So-yeon, chief executive of Care, of euthanizing more than [...]