SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Biziwre) – The National Assembly has passed a law requiring those who run “pet dog factories” to get business licenses from provincial governments, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Friday. The assembly passed the legislation Thursday to enhance hygiene and prevent ill treatment of dogs at the factories, [...]
ULSAN, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – One of two dolphins recently brought to Korea from Japan died Monday only five days after relocating to its new home at Ulsan’s Whale Experience Hall. According to officials, who announced the death on Tuesday, the dolphin died at 9:15 p.m. on Monday. The five-year-old dolphin left Taiji, Wakayama [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A member of the Korea Association for Animal Protection held a lonely protest in front of the Seoul Government Complex on Friday, demanding that the government stop the mass culling of poultry as a primary AI-preventive measure. The man, wearing a chicken mask, held a sign that said the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The result of an interpretation of legislation has revealed that it is not considered animal abuse if animals are used for the purposes of education. An inquiry from a civil petitioner alleged that it should be illegal to make use of animals for testing purposes at school, under charges [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Members of the Korean Society for Animal Freedom (KSAF) gathered in front of E-Mart’s headquarters building Wednesday to criticize the company’s Molly’s Pet Shop chain for its on-display sale of puppies, objectifying the animals. They also demanded transparency over how the shops are supplied with animals, raising questions over [...]
SOKCHO, South Korea, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The summer holiday season is coming to an end, and vacationers are heading back to their mundane routines. But not all holiday seekers got to go home, with dozens of abandoned dogs across tourist attractions in Gangwon Province left to fend for themselves. This summer, Gangwon found [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – During hot summer days in Korea, a traditional custom is to eat “invigorating” food to counter the blazing heat that often leaves people weary and fatigued. Boshintang is a Korean “invigorating” soup that is made with dog meat, but ongoing controversy regarding the morality of consuming dog meat in Korean [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government announced on July 7 an improvement plan to strengthen animal protection and foster related industries at the 10th Annual Meeting of Trade and Investment Organizations. The plan includes changing the current reporting system in the pet breeding industry to a license system, legally permitting the online [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Animal rights organizations are demanding that an E-mart pet shop brand called Molly’s Pet Shop stop selling animals in display windows, and change into a pet supply store instead. These organizations including CARE, KARA, the Korean Animal Welfare Association, and Action for Animals gathered in front of E-mart’s headquarters in [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid escalating controversy over animal cruelty at Korea’s dog breeding farms, also referred to locally as ‘dog factories’, the overall state of maintenance and supervision of such farms is facing wide criticism. Responsible organizations have taken a hands-off approach to the supervision of dog farms, invariably citing ‘lack of [...]