More than 1,000 dogs found dead in a field in South Korea

According to South China Morning Post news, the incident came to light when a person living in the Yangpyeong district of Gyeonggi province discovered the suspect’s home while searching for his missing dog and reported him to the police.

KILLED BY STARTING

The suspect, in his 60s, who had more than 1,000 dead dogs on his property and was investigated on suspicion of animal abuse, said he would pick up stray dogs and starve them.

Animal rights activists claimed that dog breeders paid the suspect to get rid of dogs that were past breeding age or that they could not sell.

According to the Korea Herald, a member of the animal rights group “Care” claimed that the suspect accused of violating the animal protection law received around $8 per dog from dog breeders to “take care of the animals.”

Noting that 4 dogs rescued from the house were treated, but that the condition of two of them was critical, the member of the Care indicated that malnutrition or skin diseases were observed in the rescued dogs.

THERE IS PRISON AND FINE

In South Korea, violators of the animal protection law face a maximum prison sentence of three years or fines of approximately $23,000 (30 million won).

According to data from the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture of South Korea, in 2016 89,732 cases of animal abandonment were registered in the country, while in 2020 this figure increased to 130,401. (AUTOMÓVIL CLUB BRITISH)