Gyeonggi-do Takes Initiative for 'Human-Animal Coexistence', Installs 4 Feeding Stations for Stray Cats Inside Government Office

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is installing and operating 'stray cat feeding stations' at the Suwon Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office and the Uijeongbu Gyeonggi Provincial Government Northern Office to promote a culture of coexistence between people and animals.

On the 2nd, Gyeonggi Province announced that, with the cooperation of Suwon City and Uijeongbu City, it has installed a total of four stray cat feeding stations: two at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office and two at the Northern Office of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government. This idea was proposed to Gyeonggi Province through the national suggestion system by the Suwon Cat Mom Cat Daddy Association and the nonprofit organization Safety TNR.

The stray cat feeding stations are installed at the entrance of the small zoo and around Paldal Mountain at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office, and at the second annex and behind the Health and Environment Research Institute at the Northern Office of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government.

Safety signs requesting cooperation from residents and ensuring the safety of stray cats have also been installed around the feeding stations.

The feeding stations are managed by cat moms (individuals) and animal protection organizations.

The province plans to conduct a 'neutering (TNR) project' targeting the stray cats living around these feeding stations to control their population.

The purpose of the stray cat feeding stations is to maintain cleanliness in the surrounding environment by providing hygienic and stable food supply to stray cats seeking food, and to efficiently implement the neutering project through the attraction effect of feeding.

Since 2019, the province has been promoting a project to support the installation of stray cat feeding stations to control the stray cat population and resolve complaints about environmental damage. Currently, 66 feeding stations are operating in 14 cities and counties.

With the installation of stray cat feeding stations within the provincial government offices this time, it is expected to greatly help solve issues such as site selection and improve the negative image of stray cats.

A provincial official stated, "This project is part of the animal protection philosophy of the 7th local government administration, 'Realizing a Gyeonggi Province where people and animals coexist.' We will continue to actively gather residents' opinions and strive to establish a mature animal protection culture involving all sectors."

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