SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Eleven national universities and national university corporations in South Korea have used more than 1.8 million animals for experiments over the past three years. Rep. Lee Tan-hee of the ruling Democratic Party said Thursday that, according to reports from 10 national universities and Incheon University, a total of 1.8 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Sunday that some ingredients in liquid e-cigarettes were confirmed to be toxic in cell and animal experiments. The ministry, however, noted that thus far in South Korea, there have been no reported cases of acute lung disease or death resulting from the [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) and an affiliate professor have been accused with animal abuse after allegations broke out that they had conducted unnecessary experiments on cats, and euthanized them without proper anesthesia. The Beagle Rescue Network (BRN), an animal protection agency, filed a bill of indictment with the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As many as 3.72 million animals were used in animal tests conducted in South Korea last year, and nearly half of the implementation agents were state-run organizations. According to a survey by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (QIA) on Wednesday, 385 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees were [...]