SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Animal rights groups are advocating for a quick approval of an animal protection bill that will ensure the slaughtering of animals follows a certain procedure outlined by law. Civic groups like Care and Korea Association for Animal Protection held a press conference on Thursday in front of the National [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal rights group CARE revealed yesterday that a local court has found guilty a defendant accused of “killing an animal without reasonable cause.” The defendant killed the dog for the purpose of producing dog meat for consumption. According to CARE, the dog farm owner in Bucheon was prosecuted for [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is under fire after introducing arbitrary standards for a new dog muzzle law focusing primarily on large dogs, a move that animal rights activists have described as ‘illogical’. Under the animal law, which will enter effect next month, dogs must be kept on a leash shorter [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is under fire from animal rights groups over a law requiring tall dogs to wear a muzzle. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Korean Animal Welfare Association branded the legislation forcing muzzles on dogs taller than 40 centimeters ‘unconstitutional’, after consulting scores of lawyers. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Animal rights groups saw their lawsuit demanding that Seoul National University Hospital publicly disclose its records on in-house animal testing approved by the Seoul 11th Administrative Court on August 28. Prior to the suit, the hospital had rebuffed such demands by expressing that it was “not unconcerned that [the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean agriculture minister has announced plans to shake up the farming industry and move towards more animal-friendly practices including imposing EU standards for livestock density, following an egg contamination scandal that turned the country upside down. At a policy meeting held on Wednesday at the Sejong Government Complex [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A video depicting a polar bear suffering from the sweltering summer heat at a South Korean zoo has sparked a controversy, with some accusing the zoo of animal abuse. The video, released by South Korean animal rights group Care, shows a polar bear named ‘Tonky’ confined to an indoor [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean animal rights group Care is challenging the 98th article of the Civil Code, which designates animals as “things,” and has asked the Constitutional Court of Korea to adjudicate its constitutionality. The code legally defines “things” as “corporeal things, electricity, and other natural forces which can be managed,” [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Moon Jae-in – the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party of Korea and the current front-runner, tailed closely by Ahn Cheol-soo (People’s Party) – introduced five key commitments to South Korea’s animal companions as part of his platform if elected as the next president. According to a press release [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean animal rights activists called on Norway to stop its whale hunt in a rally in Seoul timed with the start of its annual whaling season. Members of the coalition comprising the Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth, the Korean Animal Welfare Association and the Hotpink Dolphins staged the [...]