SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans spend around 150,000 won (US$124) every month on their pets, a survey showed Thursday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs conducted a nationwide survey of 1,296 pet owners between the ages of 20 and 64, which showed that each pet owner has an average of [...]
INCHEON, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has imported twice as many cats and dogs this year compared with two years ago as people spend more time at home amid the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, customs data showed Wednesday. According to the data by the regional customs office in Incheon, a main gateway for trade [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Pet owners are concerned over the death of a Welsh Corgi after consuming oil-cake fertilizer. Oil cake refers to the residue that remains after oil is extracted from a plant source. It is known to contain nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and kalium, and is used widely in gardens and on [...]
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 [...]