The Era of 9 Million Pets... Gyeongbuk Uiseong-gun Opens the Nation's First 'Pet World'

A Pet Family Complex Theme Space on Over 12,000 Pyeong

Overview of Uiseong Pet World.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The pet culture center 'Uiseong Pet World,' located at 255-13 Angye-gil, Danbuk-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, officially opened on the 5th.

'Uiseong Pet World,' whose opening had been postponed several times due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), opened on this day to help gradually return to daily life as quarantine measures shifted to social distancing in daily life. About 200 people attended the opening ceremony, including Governor Lee Cheol-woo, Uiseong County Mayor Kim Joo-soo, Deputy Minister Jo Jae-ho of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Chairman Kim Soo-moon of the Provincial Council's Construction and Fire Committee and council members, and figures related to pets.

'Uiseong Pet World' was completed in December last year on a site of 40,385㎡ (4 hectares, about 12,200 pyeong) with a total of 8 billion KRW including national funds. It is equipped with various facilities such as a pet-exclusive playground and swimming pool, camping site, outdoor rest area, cafe, and visitor center.

In addition to the spacious facilities, various programs are also operated. There are various play and programs prepared, including problem behavior correction education for pets, guardian education and cultural classes, children's experience programs, and pet sports. Volunteer activities for the local community, such as job experience camps and pet-assisted therapy programs, are also being promoted.

Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheol-woo attended the opening ceremony of Uiseong Pet World on the 5th and is seen throwing dog training tools.

'Uiseong Pet World' operates on a paid basis. Detailed information can be found on the 'Uiseong Pet World' website. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' '2019 National Awareness Survey on Animal Protection,' it is estimated that 26.4% of households nationwide, about 5.91 million households, raise 8.56 million pets.

Governor Lee Cheol-woo said, "Recently, Uiseong-gun has been actively responding to crisis situations such as population decline through rural innovation, and I hope that 'Uiseong Pet World' will play a role as a pillar for establishing pet culture and regional economic development in the future."

Meanwhile, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Uiseong-gun are creating a Neighbor Village pilot project in Angye-myeon to respond to population decline. Using a 4-hectare smart farm, they are creating jobs through salaried young farmers and urban youth startup projects, and construction of youth share houses and modular homes to provide housing for young people is also underway.

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