SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Wednesday it has detected an H5 avian influenza (AI) strain in cat food, and ordered its manufacturer to recall and destroy the affected products. Last month, a cat living at a shelter in Seoul’s Gwanak district died after showing respiratory symptoms, and it was [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — There are clear differences in personality depending on whether people like dogs or cats, a report showed Monday. Dog owners were more likely to be in a family household of three or four people, such as parents with middle or high schoolers, or working mothers, according to the report [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — About one out of four South Koreans raised pet animals, and they spent 150,000 won (US$123) per month on average last year, a survey showed Thursday. According to the survey of 5,000 South Koreans aged between 20 and 64, a total of 1,272 people, or 25.4 percent, said they [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities are expanding into protecting animal rights and revitalizing local economies. POSCO Engineering & Construction Co. is going to offer a helping hand to build a large cat shelter using a closed school in the island village in Tongyeong, a coastal city in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Rising interest in pets is leading to a growing popularity of books on cats. Yes24, a leading online bookstore, reported a 2.7 times increase in the number of books on cats, going from 60 books in 2010 to 160 in 2020. This year, there have been 111 new publications [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Dongguk University, located at the foot of Seoul’s Mount Nam, offers scholarships found nowhere else in the country – cat mom scholarships. The scholarship disburses living stipends for underprivileged students, and was first introduced this year to help 10 students. The scholarship was created through donations from Dr. Song [...]
BUSAN, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A landlord who reported a tenant for abandoning 14 cats in the apartment before moving out has bizarrely turned out to be the animals’ owner, police said Wednesday. Last week, a local ward office in this southeastern port city received a complaint from a person in their 20s who [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A cat living with a family infected with COVID-19 has tested positive for the coronavirus in Seoul’s first case involving a pet, the city government said Monday. The female, 4-to-5-year-old cat was tested Saturday after she showed symptoms, including vomiting and lethargy. The result came back positive Sunday, and [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) and an affiliate professor have been accused with animal abuse after allegations broke out that they had conducted unnecessary experiments on cats, and euthanized them without proper anesthesia. The Beagle Rescue Network (BRN), an animal protection agency, filed a bill of indictment with the [...]
GWANGJU, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent series of incidents in which pets left alone at home have started fires after pressing buttons on home appliances used for cooking. A fire broke out in a studio apartment in Gwangju on Sunday at 11:07 a.m., according to Gwangju Nambu Fire Station. There were no casualties, [...]