LONDON, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Indonesian government is being urged to shut down the country’s cruel live animal markets, where thousands of dogs and cats a week are bludgeoned in public, blowtorched whilst still alive, and butchered for eating. Campaigners from the Dog Meat-Free Indonesia coalition filmed at two of the most notorious [...]
NEW YORK, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the nation’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, posthumously presented the last surviving 9/11 search and rescue dog, Bretagne, with the 2017 Empire State Award for Canine Excellence (ACE) on Tuesday, March 21st. This award recognizes canine heroes who have significantly [...]
ULSAN, Dec.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Law enforcement agents from Ulju Police Station in Ulsan have arrested a man referred to as ‘A’ (59) for shooting a dog with a bow and arrow. ‘A’, who works at a cemetery, was stressed because of the loud dogs that often come to the cemetery to eat food left [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A dog that was buried alive in the bushes near an apartment complex was rescued by police. Police officers were notified that there was a groaning sound coming from the ground. When they arrived at the scene, they found a Maltese buried in the ground. The dog was about [...]
Gwangju, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – As a 34-year-old male with no job, ‘Oh’ fell into financial difficulties and credit delinquency after acting as a guarantor for his older sister. Oh came to a bizarre resolution after he was furious with rage when he was constantly called to repay a debt when he didn’t even [...]
Seoul, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been pointed out that there are no standardized guidelines or regulations regarding ‘Animal Cafes’, which have recently been growing in popularity. On July 14, Korea Animal Rights Advocates (KARA) hosted a policy debate at the National Assembly Member’s Office with congresswoman Eun-Soo-mi, and congressman Kim Seung-nam of the [...]
Seoul, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – With the increase of ‘for-pets’, people who invest in their pets freely, the sales of vacation items for pets are soaring. The pet product market, which was previously concentrated on practical products such as food and snacks for pets is broadening its product family. According to the online shopping [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea confirmed a rare case of avian influenza (AI) in a dog Monday, the first of its kind in nearly a year. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the animal disease has been confirmed in one of three dogs at a duck farm where [...]
Seongnam, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Good news for canine friends in South Korea in the run-up to Chobok Day, a day when Koreans traditionally eat Samgyetang or Boshintang (dog meat) aimed at overcoming one of the hottest days in the summer. This year’s Chobok comes on July 18 (Friday) and there are three Bok-nal [...]
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[Related Article] Most Pets Imported from Overseas (Korea Bizwire, April 15) As the number of single households rises, more people tend to adopt pets. Of the cats, dogs, and other pet animals, a dominant share of them was imported from overseas. According to the Korean Customs Service, 85.5 percent of imported dogs came from China, [...]