SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are up in arms over the news that military working dogs are being fed low-grade food, after military working dog Dalgwan became a national hero for finding Cho Eunnuri, 14, who went missing in Cheongju. Rep. Kim Jong-dae of the minor opposition Justice Party asked the Minister [...]
CHEONGJU, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Cho Eunnuri, a 14-year-old girl who went missing in Cheongju for 10 days, was found in healthy condition in the mountains. Military working dog ‘Dalgwan,’ a 7-year-old male shepherd, is being praised for locating the lost middle school student. Cho was first found by ROK Army Sgt. Major Park Sang-jin and [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — United States Forces Korea (USFK)’s Kunsan Air Base in North Jeolla Province held a memorial service for a military dog that recently passed away after serving eight years in the military conducting patrol duties. The Air Base posted on Facebook that Ooyvey, a military working dog, passed away on [...]
CHUNCHEON, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Discharged military watch dogs will be adopted by non-military individuals for the first time in Korea. According to an announcement from the First Republic of Korea Army (FROKA) on April 21, 50 military dogs were discharged from service on April 22, and will be adopted by civilians at no cost. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s high court ruled in favor of the plaintiff who asked the government to acknowledge his degenerative back conditions due to handling military dogs that he may collect benefits as a person of national merit. The administrative court in the Seoul Appeals Court said on August 8 that it overturned a [...]