SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, is setting up plans to protecting animals and plants from the winter cold and snow. Starting this month, the park will turn on the heating systems for all zoo enclosures. Heating mats will be laid out in outdoor enclosures and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Eleven national universities and national university corporations in South Korea have used more than 1.8 million animals for experiments over the past three years. Rep. Lee Tan-hee of the ruling Democratic Party said Thursday that, according to reports from 10 national universities and Incheon University, a total of 1.8 [...]
DOHA, Qatar, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – To celebrate World Animal Day, Qatar Tourism highlights six unexpected animals for visitors to see in the country. Despite its small size, Qatar is home to an abundance of interesting land and aquatic creatures that make up the country’s diverse ecosystem. Home to many nature reserves, the peninsula puts [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cabinet approved a revision to the civil law Tuesday that would grant animals legal status as individuals with lives that deserve to be protected. The revision was proposed by the Ministry of Justice in July to add the new clause, “animals are not objects,” to Article 82 of [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. is recycling packaging for home appliances to help animals live out a happy life. Starting this year, the company will be donating 400 cardboard boxes used to pack washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, and other home appliances every year to the Animal Enrichment Program run by [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean researchers revealed that animals are inherently born with brains that have a sense of numbers, unlike artificial neural networks. A research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Monday that animals are capable of understanding numbers without having to go through a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park held its 26th Animal Memorial Ceremony for the animals that lived and passed away at the zoo. The memorial ceremony first began in 1995 to honor the animals that lived at the old Changgyeongwon Zoo (1909 to 1983) in Seoul and the Seoul Grand Park Zoo [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As millions of animals are sacrificed each year in lab experiments, animal management at university labs has yet to improve. According to a report from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety sent to Rep. Lee Tahney of the ruling Democratic Party, at least 3.7 million animals were used [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The frozen genetic resources of South Korea’s natural monument animals such as the Sapsal dog, Jeju horse and Jeju black pig will be preserved and managed separately both on the South Korean mainland and on Jeju Island. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced on Monday that it had established [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — An animal protection agency has reported that more than half of the workers in the media industry with experience in animal photography have taken photos of animals without following proper guidelines. Korea Animal Rights Advocates conducted a survey of 157 workers from film, broadcasting and new media industries, in [...]