JEONGEUP, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Jeongeup, located in North Jeolla Province, has become the first local government in the country to stop hosting a bullfighting tournament due to concerns about animal cruelty. The Jeongeup bullfighting tournament was a popular attraction for tourists and was designated as a cultural tourism festival by the government [...]
CHEONGDO, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival, which resumed for the first time in four years on April 14, has sparked controversy over animal abuse. Despite its deep roots in Korea’s agricultural culture, animal protection groups are criticizing the festival’s organizers for feeding herbivorous cows animal feed and using harsh training methods [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal rights groups in South Korea have urged authorities to suspend traditional bullfighting. Groups like the Korean Animal Welfare Association on Monday held a press conference in front of the National Assembly, urging politicians to remove exceptions for bullfighting in the Animal Protection Act. “Cows are herbivores that do not [...]
JEONGEUP, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy is brewing over the annual fall bullfight contest held by Jeongeup City in North Jeolla Province. The claim that it is animal abuse and should be stopped immediately is being countered by the long-standing stance that it is a representative example of traditional culture. Members of the Korean [...]
CHUNGDO, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangchang the fighting bull has set a new record. The bull is one of the strongest contestants in Cheongdo bullfighting. Cheongdo bullfighting is one of the representative traditional events of the region, which goes back 1,000 years. The event has its origins in the tradition farming culture of the [...]