SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Market Kurly, a rapidly growing online grocery delivery platform, announced on Tuesday that its analysis of companion animal-related consumption for the first half of this year showed that sales of antibiotic-free snacks rose sharply. At Market Kurly, antibiotic-free jerky made of the tenderloin of home-grown duck meat topped the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will conduct the first “Companion Animal Owner Ability Test” in the country this Saturday. The test, which will be taken by some 250 people who applied in advance last month, is designed to create opportunities to study and see how much companion animal owners or [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As the pet population in South Korea soars past the 10 million mark, TV networks are increasingly cashing in on pet-themed shows to attract the growing number of viewers who own companion animals. With more than 10 million South Koreans now owning a pet, more than the population of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A major South Korean telecom provider’s pet-themed online commercial has gone viral, attracting over 10 million views on YouTube for its heart-touching and relatable storyline. Since its release last month, the video named ‘the secret of a lullaby’ that depicts a woman taking care of her aging companion animal [...]
ULSAN, Korea, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Ulsan Metropolitan City is set to establish a cultural center for companion animals for the first time in Korea, said the city government on February 27. The center will have two buildings that will be used for a welfare and cultural center for pets and pet-owners, comprised of offices [...]