INCHEON, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — With the increasing number of single-person households in South Korea, unmanned laundromats are gaining popularity as more consumers are demanding convenient access to laundry facilities. These laundromats, however, have recently been struggling with customers who bring toys and blankets used by their pets to wash them. Laundromat owners claim [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The most common illnesses that insured pets are diagnosed with at veterinary clinics in South Korea are gastritis/enteritis and conjunctivitis. Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., a South Korean non-life insurer, said Tuesday the number of pets insured by the company’s pet insurance product ‘Petpemint’ reached about 30,000 just [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of abandoned animals in South Korea passed the 130,000 mark in 2019 amid a decline in animal shelters, government data showed Monday. A total of 135,791 dogs, cats and other pets got deserted or lost last year, compared with 121,077 a year earlier, according to the data [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A new health diagnosis kit has been picked as the best invention for pets, according to a survey conducted by the Korean Intellectual Property Office with Facebook users. Among the survey respondents, 307 or 14.9 percent of valid answers picked a health diagnosis kit as the best invention for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The pet market is scrambling to prepare for the upcoming Chuseok holiday as more consumers are adopting pets. SSG.com, Shinsegae Group’s integrated online shopping platform, reported that compared to last year, sales of pet supplies jumped by 43 percent two weeks prior to Chuseok (Sept. 11-17). Sales of travel [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With the summer vacation season at its peak, the number of pets lost or abandoned has hit record highs. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on Sunday that the number of pets lost or abandoned in July totaled 13,700, the highest monthly figure so far this [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As the monsoon season continues to rage on with showers almost every day, raincoats specially designed for pets are gaining popularity. SSG.COM, online shopping unit of retail conglomerate Shinsegae, reported that petwear sales between January and July jumped by 58 percent compared to the previous year. Sales of raincoats [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Pets are rising as a new social issue as they face a discrepancy in South Koreans’ perception of them as either members of society or simply ‘products’. Pets, who are as dear as family members to some, are mere ‘objects’ under legal terms, with relevant laws criticized for not [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of animal abuse cases is growing year after year in South Korea. According to the National Police Agency on Sunday, the number of cases where people were investigated for violations of animal protection laws by the prosecutor’s office has been on an upward trend, rising from 264 [...]
CHEONGJU, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus pandemic showing no signs of easing, both humans and pets are struggling. Pets, in particular, are being abandoned or abused as owners face financial difficulties. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ Animal Protection Management System showed a 3.7 percent increase in the number of [...]