ANSAN, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven pigs en route to a slaughterhouse fell out of a truck and roamed around on a highway in Ansan near Seoul for more than two hours, causing traffic congestion at rush hour, police said Friday. Police received a report around 6:45 a.m. that pigs were walking around a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A monkey that received a pig heart transplant has set a new national record after surviving for 51 days (and counting), said the National Institute of Animal Science Wednesday, surpassing the previous record of 43 days. The subject monkey, a crab-eating macaque, received the heart and cornea of a [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Korean scientists has successfully produced a research pig with symptoms related to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Research into dementia and Alzheimer’s is still in its early stages, and this new development could be instrumental for future progress. The team from Seoul National University, led by professors [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The government decided Friday to extend its pig movement restrictions for a southwestern province for seven days to help stem the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Two new cases of the highly contagious animal disease were confirmed at pig farms in Gimje and Gochang, North Jeolla Province, earlier in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean documentary film called ‘An Omnivorous Family’s Dilemma,’ about animal rights issues such as massive factory farming, will be released on May 7. Hwang Yoon, the film’s director, said at a Yongsan CGV pre-screening on April 22 that she wanted to show how humans can be cruel to [...]