Incheon Office of Education Launches Animal Love Education with Veterinarians

by Park Haesook

Published 17 Apr.2026 10:22(KST)

The Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education announced on April 17 that it will operate the "Animal Love Education with Veterinarians" program for elementary school students.

This program has been designed to help students understand animals as valuable living beings and to cultivate an attitude of respect toward them. Veterinarians who are members of the Incheon Veterinary Association will visit schools to guide the students.

The education will focus on helping students understand companion animals and stray animals, preventing animal abuse and promoting the value of respecting life, proper ways to interact and live with companion animals, and fostering a responsible pet culture and pet etiquette.

A veterinarian is educating students about animal care. Photo by Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education

To help students' understanding, the Office of Education produced a comic book titled "Nice to Meet You! Is This Your First Time Learning Animal Love?" and distributed it in advance to all 5th grade elementary school students.

An official from the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education stated, "Animal love education is character education that nurtures respect for life and empathy," adding, "We will support students to learn the social value of coexistence between people and animals and to grow as responsible citizens."