Busan City Offers Free 1-Year Pet Insurance for Adopted Stray Dogs... Coverage Includes Illness, Injury, and Liability

Embedded Animal Registration Stray Dogs

Citizen Support for Adoption This Year

Busan City (Mayor Park Hyung-jun) will implement the "Abandoned Animal Pet Insurance Support Project," which provides free pet insurance for one year to families who adopt abandoned dogs, starting from the 15th.

‘Stray Animal Pet Insurance Support Project’.

This project, initiated by the city last year, aims to alleviate concerns about diseases, injuries, and safety accidents of adopted abandoned dogs and reduce the economic burden of adopting abandoned animals to increase the adoption rate of abandoned dogs. It will be carried out under the same conditions this year.

The pet insurance covers 60% of surgery or treatment costs up to an annual limit of 10 million KRW when the adopted animal receives treatment at a veterinary hospital due to injury or illness.

Additionally, liability for damages caused by the pet to another person's body or to another person's pet is also covered up to a limit of 5 million KRW.

The support targets citizens who have adopted abandoned dogs this year that have completed embedded animal registration at city-designated abandoned animal protection centers and adoption centers.

Applications can be made at city-designated abandoned animal protection centers or adoption centers until December 31, and the insurance period lasts for one year from the date of enrollment.

The city expects that this pet insurance support project, along with existing support for animal registration fees, neutering surgery fees, and disease treatment costs for adopted abandoned animals, will revitalize the culture of adopting abandoned animals and provide an opportunity for Busan to further advance as a pet-friendly city.

Kim Byung-gi, Director of the Marine and Fisheries Bureau of the city, said, "We hope this support project will not only help many abandoned dogs find new lives but also serve as an opportunity to establish a mature culture of pet adoption." He added, "Our city will continue to promote animal protection and welfare policies that reflect citizens' voices so that Busan can rise as a 'pet-friendly city.'"

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