Nowon-gu Operates Pet Dog Shelter During Lunar New Year Holiday

Published 02 Jan.2020 13:56(KST)

Operation of Pet Dog Shelter at District Office 2nd Floor Auditorium from 9 AM on 24th to 6 PM on 26th... For 30 Households with Registered Small Dogs (One Dog per Household)... Online First-Come, First-Served Registration on Nowon District Office Website (www.nowon.go.kr) until 17th

Nowon-gu Operates Pet Dog Shelter During Lunar New Year Holiday

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Nowon-gu (District Mayor Oh Seung-rok) will operate a 'Pet Dog Shelter' for households with pet dogs who need to leave their homes for an extended period during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The pet dog shelter operating during the Lunar New Year holiday is intended for those who find it burdensome to use expensive private pet hotels or kindergartens and have difficulty making reservations, leaving them with no place to leave their dogs.

The pet dog shelter, set up in the district office's 2nd-floor auditorium, will operate 24 hours a day for 2 nights and 3 days from 9 a.m. on the 24th to 6 p.m. on the 26th. The shelter will accommodate 30 households in the area, with one dog per household.

The shelter will be arranged as a playground equipped with a hotel manager, exercise equipment, and toys.

Applicants for care must be small dogs such as Maltese, Poodles, Yorkshire Terriers, and Pomeranians that have completed animal registration and rabies vaccination, have no socialization issues, and are at least 6 months old. However, dogs with fleas, ticks, contagious diseases, or those that are pregnant or in heat are excluded.

To help dogs adapt well to the unfamiliar environment, it is recommended to bring their usual food, toys, bedding, and items carrying the owner's scent.

Applications for care are accepted online only through the Nowon-gu Office website (www.nowon.go.kr) until the 17th on a first-come, first-served basis. The care fee borne by the dog owner is 5,000 KRW.

Care hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with two pet sitter teams (4 people per team) alternating every 6 hours. After 9 p.m., an on-duty staff member monitors and patrols the dogs via CCTV in the control room.

In addition, in case of illness or injury of the dogs, they will be immediately transported to a cooperating local animal hospital for emergency treatment.

District Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “We hope that residents going to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year will be able to visit without worry through the pet dog shelter.”