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Masterplan to Make Jeonju an Animal-friendly City Complete

Masterplan to Make Jeonju an Animal-friendly City Complete

JEONJU, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A dog park and an animal shelter will be built in Deokjin-gu and Wansan-gu, two districts within the city of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The local government of Jeonju said yesterday that rough sketches that would turn Jeonju into an animal-friendly city had been drawn out based on the [...]

Seoul District Opens First “Petting Cafe” with Abandoned Animals

Seoul District Opens First “Petting Cafe” with Abandoned Animals

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s Gangdong District will be the first municipality in the country to open an animal shelter-cum-coffeeshop when the “Gangdong Reborn Center” opens its doors on November 24. With the pet population continuing to surge to an estimated ten million, abandoned animal cases have increased correspondingly. The district office expects [...]

Nearly 250 Animals Abandoned Every Day in South Korea

Nearly 250 Animals Abandoned Every Day in South Korea

SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Last year, 245 pet animals were abandoned on a daily basis in South Korea, according to statistics released by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency yesterday. In total close to 90,000 animals were abandoned or went missing last year, up 9.3 percent from the previous year, while the figure [...]

Seoul City Government to Actively Pursue Pet Adoption

Seoul City Government to Actively Pursue Pet Adoption

SEOUL, Korea, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – An animal “orphanage” will be introduced for those pets no longer needed by their owners soon in Seoul, the first local government which has led initiatives in animal protection by creating the animal protection bureau. According to a city government official, the city plans to introduce the scheme [...]