Busan Gijang-gun, Yeongsan University, and Companion Animal Association Sign Joint Agreement to Establish Companion Animal Culture

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] On the 16th, Gijang-gun, Busan, signed a joint cooperation agreement with Youngsan University and the Gijang-gun Companion Animal Association to establish a companion animal culture.

At the signing ceremony, Jeong Jong-bok, Gijang-gun Governor, Bu Gu-wook, President of Youngsan University, and Kwak Il-ju, Chairman of the Gijang-gun Companion Animal Association, attended and declared five practical tasks including ▲support for sharing human resources and information ▲establishment of a cooperative system for training professional personnel for companion animals ▲joint development of educational programs to foster the companion animal industry.

Jeong Jong-bok, head of Gijang County (center), is signing a public-private-academic joint agreement to establish a companion animal culture.

Governor Jeong Jong-bok said, “With this agreement, we expect the development of related industries through the expansion of vocational education and job development related to companion animals in the region and the establishment of a job platform,” adding, “We will implement various policies to resolve conflicts with non-companion animal owners and to establish a proper companion animal culture.”

Gijang-gun is promoting projects for companion animal welfare and the establishment of a companion animal culture, such as supporting the animal registration system, revitalizing the adoption of abandoned animals, neutering stray cats, operating companion dog playgrounds, creating camping sites allowing companion animals, and opening walking trails.

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