CHEONGJU, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus pandemic showing no signs of easing, both humans and pets are struggling. Pets, in particular, are being abandoned or abused as owners face financial difficulties. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ Animal Protection Management System showed a 3.7 percent increase in the number of [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of companion dogs and cats in South Korea was estimated at about 5.98 million and 2.58 million, respectively, in 2019. Despite such huge numbers, insurance policies for companion animals have yet to become the norm, with pets’ illness and injuries becoming big burdens for the families who [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — It is going to become harder to import raccoons, popular at zoos and animal cafes, into South Korea. The Ministry of Environment announced that raccoons will be designated as ‘hazardous animals’ harmful for the environment. From now on, importing raccoons for commercial purposes will require authorization from a local [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The future is pet-friendly when it comes to medical prescriptions, as least in South Korea. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that it will implement a revision to the Veterinary License Act starting Friday. The current regulations in place to prevent the misuse and abuse of [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Local authorities are being praised for their role in shutting down Gupo Dog Meat Market, located in Busan’s Buk District, last July. For the last 30 years, the closure of the Gupo Dog Meat Market has been a popular topic of discussion. The market, however, managed to survive due [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — With various types of video content featuring subject matter such as songs, dance and food having gained popularity on the video-sharing website YouTube, channels featuring pet animals are another trendy topic. Yesterday, YouTube Korea released a list of channels that had seen the biggest growth in the first half [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 9 (Korea Bizwire) Good news for South Koreans who have been looking for some auspicious signs in the run up to the historic summit between leaders of North Korea and US. The good news came from Seoul Grand Park, south of Seoul, where a Siberian tiger named Penza (or called here as Baekdu [...]
CHANGWON, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A dozen spot-billed ducks (anas poecilorhyncha) appeared on a busy city street in Changwon on Thursday afternoon. It turned out that eleven little ones, led by their mother, were moving from a pond by the Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office to an eco-pond next to Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Hall, in [...]
YONGIN, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – June 21 marks World Giraffe Day. It was first initiated in 2014 by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation with the intention to “raise support, create awareness and shed light on the challenges giraffes face in the wild”. To mark the occasion, a zoo in Yongin, Everland Lost Valley, has arranged [...]
SEJONG, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A large number of endangered porpoises has been discovered near the Taean Peninsula, a sign that the marine mammals are making a comeback off South Korea’s western coast, the local park service said Monday. According to the Korea National Park Service, some 100 Indo-Pacific finless porpoises have been sighted [...]