‘Driving Cattle Out’ … Changwon City Launches Capture Operation for Wandering Free-Range Cattle in Ungcheon-dong Cheonbangjichuk

Out of 24 Animals, 3 Seized and 17 Successfully Captured

Changwon City, Gyeongnam, is capturing cows that are being illegally grazed in the Ungcheon-dong area. [Image source=Changwon City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] On the 14th, Changwon City in Gyeongnam launched a capture operation targeting about 20 cattle owned by a person in their 60s that were being raised through unauthorized grazing in the Ungcheon-dong area.

There are a total of 24 cattle that were being grazed without permission near Jeduk-dong and Sudo-dong, causing ongoing complaints such as traffic obstruction and environmental pollution due to manure.

In particular, damages to private property continued as the cattle came down to residential areas or damaged vegetable gardens in search of food that became scarce before and after winter.

The city imposed fines for unregistered livestock raising and seized three cattle due to unpaid fines, and reported the owner to the police for violating the Animal Protection Act (prohibition of animal cruelty), but there was no legal basis to forcibly dispose of the privately owned cattle without the owner's consent, so it was not a fundamental solution.

Accordingly, the city's Livestock Division persistently persuaded the owner's family to request the disposal of the grazing cattle, and with the cooperation of the police, firefighters, the Livestock Cooperative, and the Livestock Hygiene and Quarantine Support Headquarters, succeeded in luring 17 of the remaining 21 cattle into a fenced area and capturing them.

Kim Seon-min, director of the Changwon Agricultural Technology Center, said, "We hope that this measure will prevent further damage to residents caused by unauthorized grazing cattle," and added, "We will do our best to quickly capture the four cattle that have not come down from the nearby mountain and provide a safe environment."

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