SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government will test pet cats and dogs for COVID-19 if they show symptoms, an official said Monday. The new program will start the same day, several weeks after the country reported its first COVID-19 case involving a pet in a kitten in the southeastern city of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s outbound shipments of pet food products soared 83.5 percent in 2020 from a year earlier on strong demand from the Asia region, data showed Wednesday. Exports of pet food products reached US$67.4 million last year, jumping from $36.7 million in 2019, according to data by the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Anti-barking devices that were developed to prevent pet dogs from barking are sparking controversy over animal abuse. A variety of anti-barking devices and after-purchase reviews are available when searching through Internet shopping malls. Most of them are necklace type models that give a physical shock from electricity or ultrasonic [...]
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — You may have heard about Kinesio Taping on people, from elite athletes to medical patients. Maybe you know about someone who uses Kinesio Equine Taping on a horse. Now there is a Kinesio Tape specially designed and formulated for your furry friend. Kinesio Tape for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) said Monday it will open a special exhibition themed around the culture and companionship of dogs. The exhibition, titled “A Museum For All, A Museum For Dogs,” will be made available on MMCA’s YouTube channel starting Friday, according to the [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of companion dogs and cats in South Korea was estimated at about 5.98 million and 2.58 million, respectively, in 2019. Despite such huge numbers, insurance policies for companion animals have yet to become the norm, with pets’ illness and injuries becoming big burdens for the families who [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy sparked by K-pop star G-Dragon’s suspected negligence of his pet dog is leading to a heated discussion online whether negligence is a form of abuse. A recent post on an online forum reported ‘suspected negligence of G-Dragon’s pet dogs living at a vacation cabin run by the K-pop [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of abandoned animals in South Korea climbed 12 percent on-year to more than 130,000 in 2019 with dogs taking up the bulk, government data showed Tuesday. A total of 135,791 dogs, cats and other pets got deserted or lost last year, compared with 121,077 a year earlier, [...]
SUWON, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province announced Sunday that more than 1,500 abandoned dogs found new families after receiving protection and training at the Nanum Dog Protection Center. The news comes six years and six months after the center’s first dog was adopted in Nov. 2013, and 14 months after the 1,000th dog [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As of last year, close to 6 million households nationwide were estimated to be raising 8.56 million companion animals. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and 5.91 million households raised companion animals, up 800,000 from 5.11 million a year earlier. Specifically, [...]