Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member Kim Seong-il Proposes 'Compensation Measures for Farmers' Due to Stray Dog Damage'

Jeonnam Provincial Assembly member Kim Seong-il proposed amendments to the Wildlife Protection and Management Act and its enforcement regulations. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Assembly

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Council announced on the 22nd that the "Resolution Urging Measures to Address Stray Dog Damage," proposed by Assemblyman Kim Seong-il (Democratic Party of Korea·Haenam 1), was adopted at the 4th plenary session of the 347th extraordinary meeting.

This resolution includes measures for compensating livestock farmers who have suffered damage from wild stray dogs and preventing damage caused by the feralization of abandoned companion dogs.

In particular, it urged the revision of the Wildlife Protection and Management Act and its enforcement regulations to allow the capture of feral stray dogs causing human and property damage using firearms, along with amendments to the Animal Protection Act.

Assemblyman Kim Seong-il stated, "In the past three years, about 2,000 livestock have died due to stray dogs, and damage related to stray dogs has been increasing every year. However, since they are not designated as harmful wildlife under the Wildlife Protection and Management Act like wild boars or water deer, compensation for damages is not possible."

He continued, "The population of stray dogs can increase as much as that of wild boars, and if stray dogs come into contact with wild boar carcasses, they can become vectors for the spread of livestock infectious diseases such as African swine fever, making rapid capture essential. We urge the establishment of compensation measures for affected livestock farmers, amendments to the Animal Protection Act, and revisions to the Wildlife Protection and Management Act and its enforcement regulations to allow capture using firearms."

Meanwhile, the adopted resolution will be sent to the Presidential Secretariat, the National Assembly, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Ministry of Environment, among others.

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