SUWON, South Korea, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Gyeonggi Province announced Wednesday that its ordinance on “Happy Livestock Farms” will take effect on July 1, allowing the local government to certify farms that breed animals in a more pleasant environment. The ordinance was mandated mainly to promote animal welfare in order to prevent diseases, and [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Animal welfare has been a centerpiece of debate for South Korean politicians recently with the rising popularity of pets in the country. Data shows 21.8 percent of local households were living with animal companions in 2016 with the pet industry expected to triple by 2020 to a 6-trillion-won ($5.34 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The initial reports of a suspected bird flu virus came from two farms, one in Gimje County and another in Eumseong County, on November 16. Just two months later, South Korea had culled over 32 million poultry across the country, making the latest outbreak one of the worst crisis [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The unrelenting avian influenza virus, which has so far resulted in the culling of almost 20 million poultry, has even spread to Korean animal welfare-certified farms – farms that breed animals in larger open spaces or make use of organic feed – causing greater concerns over the biggest AI [...]
GIMHAE, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Bugyeong Pig Farming Association (BPFA) from Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, has launched for the first time in Korea what it’s calling ‘Animal Welfare-Certified Pork’. These pork products were developed at the ‘Together Happy Farm’ (translated from Korean), which was certified as an ‘animal welfare farm’ on June 30. [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration (RDA) is stepping up efforts to develop and commercialize highly efficient animal farms that meet the criteria to accredit animal welfare livestock farms. An animal welfare livestock farm is the system to certify a livestock farm that raises livestock according to the high-level animal protection and [...]
Muan, South Jeolla, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Driven by growing consumer interest in animal-welfare issues and “sustainably produced” meat and poultry products, not only the related industry but the local authorities have begun adopting such “feel good” labeling as “animal-friendly” certifications in their production systems or farming policies of late. A hog farm called “Gangsan [...]
<Adoption through the eyes of a homeless pet> PHOENIX, AZ, Jan 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Don’t spend this Valentine’s Day at home waiting to get swept off your feet. Unconditional love is waiting for you at the PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend, sponsored by PetSmart®, from February 14-16 at your local PetSmart store. Whether you [...]
GREENBRAE, Calif., Jan. 27, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – At least 24 international animal welfare organizations have signed on to a four-minute video production, produced by the non-profit Animal Fund, asking viewers to boycott watching the 2014 Olympics because Russia, now the leader in taking whales and dolphins from the wild to sell to marine parks [...]