'Companion Animal Theme Park' Established in Sanggeodong, Yeoju... Completion in 2022

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] A 'Pet Theme Park' will open in 2022 in Sanggeo-dong, Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 23rd that it will promote the creation of a 'Pet Theme Park,' a complex cultural space where both pet owners and non-pet owners can enjoy together by resolving social issues caused by pets and developing pet tourism content.

The Pet Theme Park will be built on a total site area of 165,000㎡ at 380-4 Sanggeo-dong, Yeoju City, with a total investment of 49.8 billion KRW, including 47.4 billion KRW from the provincial government and 2.4 billion KRW from the central government. Construction will begin this month with a target completion date of March 2022.

The theme park will be divided into Zone A (95,790㎡) and Zone B. Zone A will include indoor facilities such as one Pet Culture Center building, three Pet Protection Facility buildings, and one management facility building. Zone B will feature outdoor facilities including a pet camping site, one pet memorial hall building, and one management facility building.

The province expects that once completed, the Pet Theme Park will establish itself as a representative animal welfare infrastructure in Gyeonggi Province that promotes the establishment of a 'mature pet culture.'

In particular, with the Yeongdong Expressway nearby, accessibility for residents of the metropolitan area is excellent, and by linking with surrounding infrastructure such as Yeoju Premium Outlets and the Rural Theme Park, it is expected to contribute to job creation, industrial development, and revitalization of the local economy in the Yeoju area.

In addition to the Pet Theme Park, the province will also begin construction in the first half of this year on various animal protection infrastructures, including a 'Wildlife Ecological Observation Center' in Pyeongtaek and the 'Northern Gyeonggi Wildlife Rescue and Management Center' in Yeoncheon.

The Wildlife Ecological Observation Center will serve as an infrastructure dedicated to the rescue and protection of wildlife and ecological education for children and adolescents. It will be built on a site of approximately 99,000㎡ in Jinwi-myeon, Pyeongtaek City, with a total investment of 8.5 billion KRW, aiming for completion in the first half of next year.

The Northern Gyeonggi Wildlife Rescue and Management Center will be a facility that rescues, treats, and manages injured wildlife in the northern region and returns them to nature. It will be constructed on a site of about 12,000㎡ in Yangwon-ri, Jeongok-eup, Yeoncheon-gun, with a total investment of 4.1 billion KRW, targeting completion by the end of this year.

Kim Seong-sik, Director of the Livestock and Forestry Bureau of the province, said, "Animal welfare is welfare for people as well," and added, "We will devote efforts to the smooth promotion of infrastructure construction projects so that a culture of animal welfare and protection based on respect for life can be established."

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