UIJONGBU, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting April 27, residents of Gyeonggi Province in South Korea will be required to obtain a permit from the provincial governor to keep certain dog breeds designated as potentially dangerous, according to an announcement made on April 1 by local authorities. The new permit system for “dangerous dogs” stems from [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A local research team has created the world’s first dog epigenome map, South Korea’s ICT ministry said Thursday. The team at Seoul National University developed epigenome data for 11 major organs in dogs, such as the cerebrum, liver, and stomach, and produced an epigenome functional reference map, according to [...]
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 [...]
IMSIL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A dog from Imsil County, North Jeolla Province is gaining attention after ‘discovering’ its talent in football. Leo is a pet dog owned by Shin Hyeon-hwak, a government employee at the Imsil County Office. Leo was an abandoned dog. According to Shin, Leo was found during the monsoon season [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in raised the need Monday for the government to consider imposing a formal ban on dog meat consumption in South Korea. “Hasn’t the time come to prudently consider prohibiting dog meat consumption?” Moon told Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum during their weekly policy consultation session, according to Cheong [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ ONE, an integrated membership service provided by entertainment and logistics giant CJ Group, gained media attention after donating food to an animal protection facility with honorary delivery dog. Kyungtae is a Maltese owned by a parcel delivery worker associated with South Korean logistics giant CJ Logistics Corp. Kyungtae [...]
BUSAN, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A dog was rescued by an animal protection agency after spending one year locked up inside a car at a local parking lot. The Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE), an animal protection agency, announced Saturday that a dog was placed under its protection after the agency received [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal rights groups held a rally in protest after the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs included dogs under the category of livestock in the enforcement ordinance of livestock legislation. The “Companion Animal Organization” against dog meat held a rally near the presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae, Sunday [...]
SUWON, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A Belgian Shepherd dog that received body detection training at a local pet training center showed outstanding performance in finding missing persons. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency designated Jesper, and her owner Roh Il-ho as Honorary Neighborhood Police Officers. Roh has been running a pet training center in [...]