Gyeonggi-do Supports 'Pet Medical and Funeral Expenses' for Socially Vulnerable Groups

Gyeonggi Province will provide support for 'pet medical expenses and funeral costs' to socially vulnerable groups raising pets and single-person households.

According to the '2024 Animal Welfare and Companion Animal Promotion Plan,' Gyeonggi Province announced on the 12th that it will support medical expenses, care costs, and funeral expenses for pets raised by socially vulnerable groups such as low-income households, people with severe disabilities, single-parent families, multicultural families, and single-person households.

The eligibility criteria for support are socially vulnerable groups with a median income below 120% living with pets and single-person households.

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Gyeonggi Province has secured a budget of 160 million KRW for this project this year and plans to support a total of 800 pets at 200,000 KRW per pet (including a 40,000 KRW self-payment).

Pet medical support covers vaccination fees, neutering surgery, basic check-ups and treatment fees (including surgery); care support covers pet care outsourcing fees; and funeral support covers animal funeral expenses.

However, to receive pet medical support, an implanted microchip must be registered.

Shin Byung-ho, Director of the Animal Welfare Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "We expect positive effects such as reducing the medical expense burden on socially vulnerable groups and improving pet welfare," adding, "We will expand animal welfare policies further to strengthen support so that pets of vulnerable groups can also enjoy a healthy life."

Meanwhile, the pet medical service support project, now in its fourth year, has expanded from 13 cities and counties in its first year to 26 cities and counties this year.

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