SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A new cab-hailing service will allow pets to ride with their owners. Kakao Mobility Corp., the country’s leading taxi-hailing firm, began accepting driver applications for KakaoT Pet, a new service for pets and their owners launching in March. Each cab will provide safety fences, pet-exclusive car seats and other [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of cases of animal abandonment reported in South Korea has dropped after COVID-19 kept pets and their owners indoors. The Korean Animal Welfare Association reported Wednesday that there were 116,984 reported cases of animal abandonment registered with the animal protection management system last year, which was 9.1 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Cafe franchises are scrambling to introduce pet-related services for so-called ‘pet-fams’, or family customers with pets. Starbucks Coffee Korea’s Namyangju outlet in Gyeonggi Province, which opened last Friday, has a 330-square-meter outdoor pet park that’s open to customers and their pets. It is the first time for a Starbucks [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A new era is opening up for pets to fly on airplanes just like humans. Animal transport on Air Busan Co. and Jeju Air Co. last year jumped by 35 percent and 30 percent, respectively, maintaining a similar level of increase this year. “With active promotion by airlines, people [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Five-star hotels, which have typically eschewed pets due to problems like noise and cleaning difficulties, are now scrambling to accommodate them in an attempt to survive the pandemic era. Lotte Hotel & Resorts introduced a ‘pet-cation’ package, available until late February of next year, accommodating both pets and their [...]
ASAN, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — With the growing popularity of physiotherapy for pets, students from a local college have jumped into acquiring relevant certifications. More than two dozen students from Sun Moon University’s Department of Physical Therapy recently acquired certifications for pet massage, pet stretching, animal anatomy and physiology. Animal physiotherapy involves correcting posture, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a growing number of medical disputes over the treatment of pets, some Korean pet owners are saying that the issuance of medical diagnosis records for pets should be mandatory. Unlike general doctors who are obliged to issue medical records of diagnosis under current laws, veterinarians have no such [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern resort island of Jeju has become the most popular destination for traveling with pets. The Korea Tourism Organization and the Korea Consumer Agency analyzed Twitter and other social media posts, online news articles and data from map navigation service “T map” from January 2019 to June of this year [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Songpa District said Wednesday that it has introduced a new service to find the owners of pets killed in traffic accidents. The district will check for identification tags or chips before removing the deceased pet from the road to locate and deliver the pet to its owner. Previously, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Department stores and shopping malls are targeting so-called ‘pet-fams’ or family consumers with pets to attract more customers in the pandemic era. Cocco Square, a lifestyle shop for pets, opened at Lotte Premium Outlet Time Villas in in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province on Sept. 10, taking up four floors. Cocco [...]