Busan Gyeongsang University Opens First 'Companion Dog Playground'

Pet Education and Culture Center ... Behavior Correction for Aggressive Dogs, Pet Etiquette Education for People

The Companion Animal Education and Culture Center built on the Busan Gyeongsang National University campus in Yeonje-gu, Busan. On the 28th, a dog playground with educational programs opened on the first floor.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A public facility that corrects the behavior of companion dogs and is also used for educational purposes has been established in Busan.

Busan City announced on the 28th at 2 p.m. that the first "Companion Dog Playground with Education," promoted together with Yeonje-gu and Busan Gyeongsang National University to foster healthy coexistence between citizens and companion animals and to enhance the professional capabilities of students in companion animal-related departments, has opened. The playground is located on the campus of Busan Gyeongsang National University in Yeonje-gu, Busan.

Busan is the fourth city nationwide with the highest rate of companion animal ownership, as the population raising companion animals has rapidly increased.

The city has established a five-year comprehensive plan for animal protection and welfare in line with the era of 10 million companion animal owners nationwide and is promoting related projects. In an online citizen discussion held last year to create a harmonious and happy coexistence between citizens and companion animals and to foster a new leisure culture, 80% of participants supported the establishment of a companion dog playground, leading to the public contest for the "Busan City Participatory Companion Dog Playground Project."

Yeonje-gu in Busan had this as a campaign pledge during the 7th local government term, and with the establishment of the Department of Companion Animal Health at Busan Gyeongsang National University enabling the securing of professional personnel, the differentiated companion dog playground project was naturally promoted.

This playground is not just a simple play area where companion dogs run around. It offers behavior correction for companion dogs to prevent safety accidents and pet etiquette education to resolve conflicts with citizens who dislike companion dogs.

Busan Gyeongsang National University built a Companion Animal Education and Culture Center with a total area of 1,286㎡ and three floors at a cost of 2.5 billion KRW, and created the "Companion Dog Playground with Education" on the first floor. It also includes a companion dog hotel, a grooming practice room, and a nursing practice room for students in the Department of Companion Animal Health. Equipped with the latest facilities such as a clinical pathology lab and an operating room, it has become possible to nurture specialized personnel related to companion animals, considered one of the future strategic industries, and to strengthen youth capabilities.

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, "As a future emotional industry, we will continue to practice respect for life and animal welfare through changes in awareness about companion animals and the creation of a new leisure culture suited to modern lifestyles."

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