SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government is warning residents to keep pets away from electric stovetops as the number of fires caused by pets are increasing in number. The Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters reported that the number of fire accidents in Seoul caused by pets increased from eight cases [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — One in five households in Seoul have a pet and the number of homes that have embraced cats is on the rise, data showed Friday. Some 20 percent of the surveyed households said they were living with a pet as of 2018, compared with 18.8 percent in 2014, according [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pizza chain Mr. Pizza launched Tuesday its first offering for pet dogs and cats, dubbed ‘Mr. Petzza’ – a pizza for companion animals inspired by Mr. Pizza’s popular “Cheese Blossom Steak” and “Pepperoni” pizzas. Instead of wheat flour, which is difficult to digest, the dough was made [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Students at Sejong University in Seoul have embarked on a project to raise money to take care of cats living by the school’s main gate. According to Sejong University on Thursday, online crowdfunding has been under way since last July under the name of the “Give Kitty a Dinner” [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A 62-year-old individual referred to only as Kim was found dead on January 4 in the city of Daejeon. The deceased had a chronic disease, and had provided for himself by collecting scraps and junk for years. As he was lonely by himself, Kim adopted abandoned cats and dogs. [...]
CHEONGJU, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The summer holidays may be the least enjoyable time for family animals, as pets are said to be abandoned the most during this time of year. Although the unfavorable practice has been occurring yearly, it has been especially problematic this summer due to the intense heat wave that has [...]
GYEONGGI, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi Economy & Science Institute has selected twenty business startups in the companion animal industry for the first time this year, and has started to help them develop new products. The selected startups possess new technology and outstanding ideas in premium pet food, health care products, beauty supplies, [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly one million stray cats roaming around the streets of South Korea face hardships, torture, and sometimes the risk of death due to the negative stereotypes that follow them like a shadow. The character of cats has been vastly misrepresented for some time in Korea, and the stereotypes and dislike [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent data from the Seoul Institute indicates that one-fifth (20.4 percent) of households in the Korea’s capital now have animal companions as part of their family. The data, which was based on interviews of 1,014 adults in the city, showed that only 22.8 percent never raised pets, while 56.8 [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of the stray dogs and cats caught on the Jeju Island end up being put down, while a mere 9.3 percent of animals in shelters go back to their owners. Last year alone, around 3,000 abandoned animals (2,704 dogs and 323 cats) entered animal shelters on [...]