SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Early this week, two young bears escaped from their cramped cages at a breeding farm in Yongin, south of Seoul. One was shot to death hours after the escape, and the other is still on the loose. Similar incidents have occurred in the past in a country where bears [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Government action is being called for as hundreds of bears raised on farms for bile harvesting are living under extremely poor conditions. The Korea Animal Welfare Association (KAWA) and Project Moon Bear, at a joint press conference held in Seoul on Wednesday, reported that there are currently 479 bears [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The director general of the Korea Bear Breeding Cooperative Association was fined for extracting bile from Asiatic black bears without having the authority to do, selling the substance to producers of cosmetics products. The Supreme Court revealed Sunday that it confirmed the original verdict of 1 million one in [...]