"Pet Boarding Places, 'Uri Dongnae Pet Witaekso'... Gangseo-gu Operates for Vulnerable Groups"

Dogs and Cats Entrusted for Up to 50 Days

Pet Boarding Facility in Our Neighborhood, Gangseo-gu. (Photo by Gangseo-gu Office)

Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon) operates the 'Our Neighborhood Pet Boarding Service' to support pet boarding care for vulnerable groups. Although there are many privately operated boarding facilities, the boarding cost averages over 60,000 KRW per day, which is a significant burden for vulnerable groups to use comfortably.

'Our Neighborhood Pet Boarding Service' is a project aimed at reducing the burden of pet care for vulnerable groups during long-term outings, preventing loss and abandonment, and establishing a proper pet culture. The support targets vulnerable groups such as basic livelihood security recipients, near-poverty groups, and single-parent families residing in Gangseo-gu. The supported pets are dogs and cats.

When vulnerable groups have long-term outings due to hospital admission, boarding support is provided for up to 10 days, and in special cases recognized by the district, such as long-term hospitalization, support is extended up to 50 days.

The designated pet boarding facilities are Sion Animal Hospital (Hwagok-dong), Comeong Comeong (Magok-dong), and Petty (Magok-dong). All of these are professional boarding companies registered for animal boarding management, providing safe boarding services tailored to the characteristics of the animals.

Residents who wish to use the boarding service should visit the designated pet boarding facilities with their pet, bringing identification, animal registration certificate, and proof of vulnerable status such as a recipient certificate. However, dogs must be registered animals, and if boarding exceeds the supported period, the guardian must bear the additional costs.

Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon said, “We expect that Our Neighborhood Pet Boarding Service will help prevent pet abandonment and contribute to the improvement of animal welfare,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to create a pet culture where both pets and their owners can be happy.”

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