Gangwon Province Successfully Concludes Nation's First Healing Festival 'GODOG Yeongwol' with 700 Companion Animal Families Participating

A Healing-Type Companion Culture Festival
to Walk, Rest, and Enjoy Together with Pets
The Nation's First of Its Kind

The 'GODOG Yeongwol' Pet Festival, the nation's first healing-type companion culture festival, co-hosted by Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province and Yeongwol County, concluded successfully after being held for two days from November 1 to 2 at the Dongseogang Garden Yeondangwon area in Yeongwol County.

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province and Yeongwol County are hosting the nation's first healing-type companion culture festival, the 'GODOG Yeongwol' Pet Festival, over two days from the 1st to the 2nd at Yeongwol County's Dongseogang Garden Yeondangwon area. Provided by Gangwon Province

With the theme of 'A Companion Journey to Walk, Rest, and Enjoy Together,' the festival adopted a differentiated concept as a 'quiet healing-type festival' by minimizing noise and congestion, allowing pet owners and their dogs to truly connect in nature. This approach led to high levels of satisfaction among participants.

Over the course of two days, more than 300 companion animal families from across the country took part.

Main programs included the 'GO DOG Walks' along the Yeondangwon trail, the 'GO DOG Concert' held at the lawn plaza at sunset, free health checkups, a pet celebrity market, and pet-friendly camping, offering a wide range of experiences for both pet owners and their animals to enjoy together.

In particular, during the opening ceremony, retired military dogs 'Yerang' and 'Yoonji,' who had dedicated themselves to public safety, were invited for the 'Service Animal Protection Declaration Ceremony - A Promise to Walk Together' event.

Seok Seonggyun, Director of Agricultural Policy at Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, stated, "I hope that service animals who have completed their duties can continue their second lives with respect in Gangwon. We will do our utmost to realize a companion welfare society where both people and animals can be happy together."

Ahn Jaewan, Director of Animal Quarantine at Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, said, "Through this festival, we have confirmed the potential for a new companion culture where families and their pets can heal together in nature. We will continue to promote a variety of policies and programs to foster a warm local culture where people and companion animals coexist."

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