Igiyoung's Four Pets Face Euthanasia Risk... Adoption Applications Accepted

Rescued at Home in Paju, Gyeonggi
Adoption Applications to Be Accepted for 10 Days

Four pets belonging to Lee Gi-young (31), who was arrested on charges of murdering a taxi driver and former lovers and disposing of their bodies, have been rescued. The rescued animals have been sent to an abandoned animal shelter and will be available for adoption applications in the future.

According to the animal protection organization 'Korea Animal Rescue Management Association (the Association)' on the 2nd, at around 11 a.m. on the 29th of last month, four pets including one white mixed-breed dog and three cats (Siamese, Russian Blue, Korean Shorthair) were rescued from an apartment in Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, where Lee Gi-young resided.

Former pets rescued from Lee Ki-young's residence in Paju-si, Gyeonggi Province. / Photo by Korea Animal Rescue Management Association

Earlier, an official from the apartment management office received a complaint from a resident about hearing animals barking, and subsequently sought cooperation from Paju City Hall and the police to rescue the animals from Lee Gi-young’s residence. During this process, the police obtained a pet abandonment agreement from Lee Gi-young. The ownership of the pets was transferred, and they were moved to the Association’s shelter center located in Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do.

The Association has currently posted an adoption announcement for the rescued pets on its official website. They plan to accept adoption applications for 10 days after the announcement and select the final adopters. If there are no adoption inquiries during this period, there is a possibility that euthanasia procedures will need to be carried out.

Lee Ki-young (31), who was arrested on charges of consecutively murdering his cohabiting partner and a taxi driver

Meanwhile, Lee Gi-young is accused of causing a collision with a taxi while driving under the influence in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, at around 11 p.m. on the 20th of last month, then bringing the taxi driver, a man in his 60s named Mr. A, to his home in Paju-si under the pretense of paying a settlement, murdering him, and disposing of the body in a wardrobe. He is also charged with murdering a woman in her 50s, Ms. B, who was his landlord and former lover, at his home in August last year and disposing of her body by the Gongneung Stream in Paju-si.

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