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I was informed that the number of pets abandoned during the summer vacation season is increasing.

In such cases, if a new owner is not found, most are euthanized within a month or so.

However, animals that injure or die are protected.



Reporter Park Chan-geun reports.



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It is an apartment complex in Ulsan on the 11th of last month.



A dog without a leash runs at a child.



An 8-year-old group A suffered 3 weeks of incisors.



The police charged the dog owner with negligence, but the dog that caused the accident was not euthanized and was managed by an animal protection group.



Legally, in order to dispose of a dog that is a confiscated item in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Act before the end of the trial, the 'danger of storage' must be proven, because the prosecution judged that it is difficult to evaluate a dog in a cage as a dangerous item.



There is a way to euthanize according to the Animal Protection Act after receiving a diagnosis from a veterinarian that it is likely to cause harm to humans, but this is also impossible if the veterinarian refuses to diagnose.



The large dog that killed a woman in her 50s while walking in May last year is also being managed by Namyangju City on the grounds that it is evidence.



In both cases, euthanasia is virtually impossible until the trial is finalized.



It is also common that it is difficult to apply a violation of the duty of care under the Animal Protection Act to dog owners because they are not dog dogs stipulated by the law.



[Do-hee Kim / Attorney at Seoul Social Welfare Public Welfare Law Center: Most of the negligence injuries are negligence damages, because the upper limit is a fine of 5 million won…

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However, from 2024, when the new Animal Protection Act is enforced, regulations on euthanasia procedures and dog owners' responsibilities are expected to become clearer.



Even if a dog is not designated as a dog in advance according to the law, after an accident, it can be designated as a 'blind dog' by the Temperament Evaluation Committee, where experts participate, and can be ordered to force euthanasia.



(Video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, video editing: Choi Jin-hwa, CG: Kang Kyung-rim)