Gwangju Seo-gu Operates 'Dedicated Team for Roadkill Animal Carcass Disposal'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) announced on the 4th that it will form and operate a dedicated team to handle animal carcasses killed by roadkill during nighttime and holidays starting this month.

Until now, Seo-gu has had on-duty district office staff receive complaints and directly handle roadkill animal carcasses occurring during non-business hours such as nighttime and holidays.

On-site disposal of animal carcasses, which occur on average more than once a day, has frequently led to cases where on-duty staff complain of work-related stress and trauma. Additionally, difficulties arose as they could not fully concentrate on their primary duties such as building security and emergency standby.

In particular, during nighttime dispatches, on-duty staff have been exposed to the risk of accidents while handling carcasses located on the road.

Moreover, the number of roadkill reports involving abandoned pets and stray cats in urban areas continues to increase.

Animal carcasses killed by roadkill are so dangerous that they are called "landmines on the road," and secondary accidents often occur as a result.

Accordingly, Seo-gu has decided to form a dedicated team composed of retired street environment managers with extensive field maintenance experience to operate the animal carcass handling team.

This will allow on-duty staff to focus on their primary duties such as fire, theft, and security of the building, as well as accident prevention and work communication, while contributing to the enhancement of administrative services through the prompt disposal of animal carcasses on the road.

Moon Gwangho, Director of the Cleaning Administration Division, said, "With the establishment of this dedicated roadkill animal carcass system, we expect to alleviate citizens' inconveniences, create a clean street environment, and prevent secondary safety accidents such as traffic accidents caused by roadkill. We will continue to do our best to provide cleaning administration that citizens can feel and be satisfied with."

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