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Animal rights groups have filed a complaint with the police against the CEO of DC Inside, an online community that has become controversial due to a series of posts about cruelty to animals.
Police have also launched an investigation into those who posted abuse.
Correspondent Shin Shin-shik.
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On the 28th of last month, this is a video uploaded to the famous internet community DC Inside 'Meow Gallery'.
Someone sprays an unidentified liquid on the trapped cat and sets it on fire.
The person who uploaded this video also posted that they would kill more cats.
Last week, a picture of a hamster tied to a wooden stick was posted on the 'Animal, Other Gallery' under another ID, along with an article containing the content of harassing the hamster.
As the controversy grew, more than 210,000 people signed a petition to the Blue House to close the gallery where these posts were posted and investigate.
Animal rights groups have filed a complaint against DC Inside CEO Kim Mo and users who posted abuse of animals on charges of violating the Animal Protection Act.
The police booked them and started an investigation.
DC Inside said that if hateful posts are posted, they will be deleted immediately, but they are not considering closing the gallery in question.
[DC Inside official: A search and seizure warrant came and I sent all information about the post to the police station.
If you let us know of any problematic posts, we are actively responding.
Police said they were tracking the virtual IP address they used to identify the people who posted the abuse.