SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s effort to neuter stray cats has paid off, cutting the city’s stray cat numbers in half over the past eight years. City officials are optimistic that they will be able to halve the number of stray cats again in the near future. A recent survey conducted by the city [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Netizens are increasingly concerned about their neutered pet cats experiencing unexpected side effects. An animal-related documentary on the state-run education broadcaster EBS introduced a pet cat that pees on unfamiliar smells. The cat’s owner believed that the cat had been neutered. It turned out that the cat, however, wasn’t. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of stray cats in Seoul has declined 54 percent over the past six years. The number of stray cats within city limits is estimated to have dropped 53.6 percent from 250,000 in 2013 to 116,000 last year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. The city suggested that [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – As more and more abandoned dogs are being found in abandoned neighborhoods awaiting redevelopment, with some even forming packs, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is taking matters into their own hands by pumping 500 million won into building a ‘neuter center’ in Yongsan District, officials revealed last Saturday. The newly proposed [...]
SEOUL, Feb.25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to neuter more than 10,000 stray cats in cooperation with Catmoms (a recently coined term for stray cat caregivers), animal protection groups, and veterinarians. Officials announced that the city would spend 750 million won to neuter stray cats through a public-private partnership. Firstly, 8,000 cats [...]