Donghae City Reopens Pet Playground: "More Convenient with Night Lighting and QR Entry"

Nighttime Opening and Facility Upgrades for Pet Playground
Pet Playground to Operate from March
Full Subsidy of Pet Registration Fees to Continue

Donghae City in Gangwon Province announced on March 5 that it will resume operation of the pet playground from March to November 29.

Pet. Provided by Donghae City

The playground will be open from Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and closed every Monday for regular maintenance. In cases of severe weather, operations may be temporarily suspended for safety reasons.

The Donghae City pet playground is available exclusively to dogs and their guardians who have completed the mandatory pet registration.

This year, improvements have been made to enhance both convenience and safety for users.

Lighting has been installed to allow nighttime use, and a new QR-based unmanned entry system has been introduced, which opens the entrance gate when a QR code verifying pet registration is scanned.

Donghae City is also expanding its support to encourage pet registration.

The city fully subsidizes both internal and external pet registration fees, and since January this year, has been providing internal microchip devices for 200 pets on a first-come, first-served basis through local animal hospitals.

Recently, the number of households raising pets in Korea has been rapidly increasing. According to a survey by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, there are approximately 6 million households with pets in Korea,

and the pet-owning population is estimated to be around 15 million.

In Donghae City, the number of citizens caring for their dogs as family members is steadily rising, leading to growing demand for public spaces where people can enjoy time with their pets.

This trend continues to strengthen.

Reflecting this, the city plans to expand its pet policies into lifestyle infrastructure linked with tourism.

Donghae City already has well-developed environments for walking and stay-type tourism centered around major attractions such as Mangsang Beach, Chuam Chotdaebawi Rock, Nongoldam-gil, and Mukho Port. The operation of the pet playground is expected to further bolster Donghae City's image as a destination where visitors can travel and stay with their dogs.

Park Hyunjoo, Director of Donghae City Agricultural Technology Center, said, "Through the operation of the pet playground and policies supporting pet registration, we aim to establish a proper pet culture and enhance convenience for citizens," adding, "We will continue to gradually expand the foundation for Donghae City to become a pet-friendly city."

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