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[Graphic News] Number of abandoned pets increases in S. Korea
Jan. 17, 2019
The number of abandoned animals continued to increase in South Korea, amid the growing number of households raising pets, government data shows. The number of abandoned animals stood at 102,593 in 2017, gradually rising from 81,147 in 2014. The number of households raising pets also increased from 4.57 million in 2015 to 5.39 million in 2017, according to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. On average, 281 pets were abandoned every day in 2017. In the wake of a