SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Beginning in May, those with pets will be able to make an insurance claim with an animal insurance company immediately after receiving animal care. Sung Dae-kyu, the head of the Korea Insurance Development Institute (KIDI), said at a press conference Wednesday that the ‘Pet Insurance Claims Online Processing System’ [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy is mounting over allegations that a local animal shelter has ruthlessly been putting its animals to sleep, sparking calls for an overhaul of the animal protection system and stringent measures against animal abuse. A former employee of Care, one of the largest animal shelters in South Korea, blew [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A 62-year-old individual referred to only as Kim was found dead on January 4 in the city of Daejeon. The deceased had a chronic disease, and had provided for himself by collecting scraps and junk for years. As he was lonely by himself, Kim adopted abandoned cats and dogs. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District announced on Tuesday that the new Seocho Animal Care Center is now open. The center is a two-story building managed by three animal care professionals located near the Yangjae stream providing consultation services for pet adoption, beauty care for pets, meeting rooms, and cafes. The center [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is pushing for a new type of transportation service catering solely to pets and women on a reservation basis, utilizing existing taxi networks. According to the SMG, city officials are reviewing the adoption of new modes of taxi services including taxis for pets, the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — With pet ownership increasingly popular among South Koreans, a growing number of individuals are planning to go away on summer holidays with their animal companions this year. Many first-class hotels, formerly reluctant to receive pets as guests, have started to cater to such demand by providing accommodation for pets [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean households raising pets has risen gradually in recent years, a survey showed Thursday. About 28.1 percent of 5,000 households have dogs, cats or other pets, according to the survey done by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency last month. About 24.1 percent said they [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The rare occurrence of an earthquake on the Korean peninsula has driven some to reexamine the evacuation procedures in place for pet animals and find them wanting. Under current policy, the government does not allow animals to enter disaster relief shelters. Instead, what it advises is for owners to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Min-ji, a 28-year-old living in northern Seoul, said she has recently become more conscious of pedestrians when walking her Pomeranian at nearby parks, after a French bulldog owned by a popular singer bit a neighbor who later died from complications in October. Jeon Ga-yong, a 34-year-old resident of [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of veterinarians gathered Monday in Incheon, west of Seoul, to discuss ways to enhance the health of humans, animals and the environment around the world. In a speech opening the 33rd World Veterinary Congress earlier in the day, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said, “The congress will [...]