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, [...]
GIMHAE, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of single-person households and the number of people who “eat alone” and “drink alone” are increasing, the population of companion animals has reached the 10 million mark. The “Viewpoint of a Cat” in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, is a special relay exhibition that takes the new [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s pet care market is estimated at US$1.57 billion this year, industry data showed Friday, with cat food being one of the major contributors. The estimate marks a 5.4 percent on-year rise from last year’s estimated $1.49 billion, and a twofold jump from 2011, industry tracker Euromonitor International [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — There are places where cats that are old, sick and cannot live with people because they are too fierce to live with are gathered to be taken care of until they die. The Senior Cat Center, a cat hospice shelter in Suwon houses 15 cats, including aging cats, cats [...]
CHUNCHEON, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean firefighter received a plate of appreciation from an animal protection agency on Thursday after rescuing and reviving a cat found at the site of a fire. Fire Capt. Park Min-hwa, leader of a rescue team at the Chuncheon Fire Station, received the plate from Cho Hee-kyung, [...]
INCHEON, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A cat stuck up in a 15-meter-tall tree near a local park in the city of Incheon for three straight days has been rescued by firefighters. On Tuesday afternoon, 119 received a call from an Incheon resident who said that a cat was found hanging on to a tree [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been found that there are more than 4,000 dogs abandoned every year in the city of Busan alone, but only 700 dogs are typically adopted by new owners. On the other hand, 3,000 cats are abandoned every year, and 80 percent of them die naturally in shelters. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Much attention is being paid to a new care system for cats released in China by a South Korean business entrepreneur, Choi Choong-kwang. According to industry analysts on January 20, the service called ‘Butler Kang’ was introduced in China to check the health of a cat in real time [...]