SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal rights advocates and university students have joined hands to help stray cats struggling in redevelopment zones. The project began in February, with participants rescuing stray cats abandoned in the redevelopment zone near Seoul’s Hankuk University of Foreign Studies subway station and sending them for medical treatment and adoption. [...]
BUSAN, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A dog was rescued by an animal protection agency after spending one year locked up inside a car at a local parking lot. The Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE), an animal protection agency, announced Saturday that a dog was placed under its protection after the agency received [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Manuals for the systematic and safe rescue of whales and turtles that have been washed ashore or caught in nets have been created for the first time in South Korea. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has produced a draft of a Manual for the Rescue and Treatment of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that individuals who suffer from a heart attack at a location higher than the third floor of a building have a lower chance of full recovery than those who suffer from the same illness on the first or second floors. Researchers from Kangdong Sacred [...]
JANGSEONG, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Animals from “Jungle Zoo Love Banana,” a plant and animal experience center in Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, have found new homes. Animals saved from a fire last Sunday are recovering in a greenhouse at the county’s agricultural technology center, according to local officials. Opened in April of last [...]
CHEONGJU, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A non-commissioned officer who found a 14-year old girl after she went missing for 10 days has received a police citation. Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency awarded the Commissioner’s Citation to ROK Army Sgt. Maj. Park Sang-jin of the 32nd Homeland Defense Infantry Division on Wednesday for rescuing Cho Eunnuri. [...]
CHEONGJU, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Cho Eunnuri, a 14-year-old girl who went missing in Cheongju for 10 days, was found in healthy condition in the mountains. Military working dog ‘Dalgwan,’ a 7-year-old male shepherd, is being praised for locating the lost middle school student. Cho was first found by ROK Army Sgt. Major Park Sang-jin and [...]
CHEONGJU, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A teenage girl reported missing 10 days ago has been found alive, local authorities said Friday. A senior military officer taking part in the search with police and rescue workers found Cho Eunnuri on a mountain in Cheongju, 140 kilometers south of Seoul, around 2:40 p.m. Police said Cho, [...]
BUSAN, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A dog rescued from the dog meat market in Busan recently gave birth to 11 pups. The Korea Alliance for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the dog, rescued from Gupo Dog Meat Market early this month, gave birth to the puppies at the Gyeongju Protection Facility on [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Incheon’s Wildlife Rescue Center is stepping up its campaign to protect young wild animals to mark the summer season, the breeding season for wild animals. According to the center on Wednesday, 83 out of 356 wild animals that have been rescued since the opening of the [...]