Yangcheon-gu Offers Education on Pet Behavior Correction and Health Management... Registration Opens from the 14th

Operation of the "Companion Animal Culture Class" Begins Next Month
From Behavior Correction to Homemade Snacks and Health Management
Online and On-site Courses Available for 463 Households
Free Participation for Residents with Registered Companion Animals
Spring Rabies Vaccination Support Also Provided

Yangcheon-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) will operate the "Companion Animal Culture Class" starting next month, where residents can learn everything from correcting problem behaviors of pets to making homemade snacks and health management methods such as hygiene grooming.

Yangcheon-gu Pet Culture Class Information Poster. Provided by Yangcheon-gu.

In response to the increase in households with companion animals, the district has been running the "Companion Animal Culture Class" to resolve conflicts with neighbors caused by pets' problem behaviors and to foster a mature animal protection culture.

This year, the district has newly established online education and introduced indoor courses, significantly expanding the number of participants compared to last year, with programs targeting a total of 463 households.

For residents who find it difficult to visit in person, the "Companion Animal Online Class" is offered as a live online course where participants can learn hygiene grooming, making homemade snacks, and emergency first aid. Each session recruits 100 households and is conducted through remote consultation education with experts using ZOOM.

The on-site courses are operated as interactive experience classes, companion animal care classes, and behavior correction walking classes. In the "Interactive Experience Class," participants can experience making homemade snacks along with theoretical lectures on nutritional diets for pets, while the "Companion Animal Care Class" educates on health management and hygiene grooming according to the pet’s life cycle.

In the "Behavior Correction Walking Class," participants learn proper and comfortable walking methods and etiquette (petiquette) in outdoor public places. After individual counseling and lessons, customized feedback is provided so that owners can train their pets at home.

All courses are free, and any resident raising a registered companion animal can apply. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis starting from the 14th of this month. For detailed information about the programs and how to apply, please refer to the announcements on the district office website.

Additionally, to prevent rabies and reduce medical expenses for households raising companion animals, the district will provide support for "Spring Rabies Vaccination" at 42 designated animal hospitals within the district from the 16th to the 30th of this month. The vaccination targets dogs and cats aged three months or older, and dogs must be registered. The personal cost during the support period is 10,000 KRW. Owners should bring an identification tag or animal registration certificate when visiting the designated animal hospitals.

Mayor Lee Gi-jae said, "Through the Companion Animal Culture Class, we hope to resolve conflicts and difficulties caused by pets' problem behaviors and make the daily lives of residents living with companion animals happier. We will continue to promote various supports for residents to enjoy a happy and healthy companionship with their pets."