SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of dogs and cats registered in South Korea rose 7.6 percent on-year in 2023, data showed Tuesday. The figure reached 3.28 million in 2023, up from 3.05 million the previous year, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Dogs accounted for [...]
JEJU, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Authorities have begun the task of removing stray cats from Mara Island, as they pose a threat to crested murrelets, an endangered species. Jeju’s World Heritage Office has captured 35 stray cats on Mara Island since Wednesday. The cats will be transferred to Jeju Island via barges. The office [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island and the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) are gearing up for a massive cat capture operation on Marado, an island off the southern coast of Jeju Island, due to concerns that cats are attacking the natural monument horn duck. The horned duck is a rare bird and is [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of pet cats in South Korea jumped by almost 300,000 in the last 12 months. The state-run Korea Agency of Education, Promotion and Information Service in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported that 7.1 of all households in South Korea owned cats as a pet as of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Feeding cats in national parks is an act of disturbing the ecosystem and is strictly prohibited. However, a lack of awareness is causing a series of disputes among the public. Recently, a number of complaints demanded that officials refrain from capturing and killing the cats in Mt. Seorak National [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — With the cost of pet food jumping to new highs, stray cats and other animals sheltered at smaller protection facilities are taking a hit. A 53-year-old resident of Yongsan District in Seoul, surnamed Park, consulted with the members of the local cat moms (who feed stray or abandoned cats) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A spate of cat abuse videos, such as setting one homeless feline afire or banging another repeatedly to the ground to death, have sparked outrage among pet owners recently amid concern that such abuses could spread unless punished aggressively. Late last month, a public petition was posted on the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Thursday that it will expand the coverage of the pet cat registration pilot program across the country starting from February. The ministry has implemented the pilot program for some municipal districts since 2018. Unlike the registration system for pet dogs, [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Abandoned cats and migratory birds are in an uncomfortable stand-off in Eulsuk Island, one of South Korea’s major destinations for migratory birds. The small river island near the southern port city of Busan is a protected zone visited by tens of thousands of migratory birds. Due to the increasing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Netizens are increasingly concerned about their neutered pet cats experiencing unexpected side effects. An animal-related documentary on the state-run education broadcaster EBS introduced a pet cat that pees on unfamiliar smells. The cat’s owner believed that the cat had been neutered. It turned out that the cat, however, wasn’t. [...]