Suwon Operates 'Voluntary Pet Registration Period' Through Next Month 30th

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City will operate a 'Voluntary Pet Registration Period' through the 30th of next month to prevent loss and abandonment of animals and increase the animal registration rate.

The registration target animals are dogs aged 2 months or older kept for pet purposes in residential, semi-residential, or other locations (including those with unreported changes), and those who have not registered their animals must make a voluntary report.

Registration can also be made through animal registration agents (such as animal hospitals), and agents can be verified through the Animal Protection Management System (https://www.animal.go.kr).

When an animal is registered, owners can find their pets using animal registration information in the Animal Protection Management System if their pets are lost.

The city will operate an 'Intensive Animal Registration Enforcement Period' from October 1 to 31, and will impose fines on those who have not registered their animals. Fines of up to 600,000 won will be imposed for 'unregistered animals,' and up to 400,000 won for 'unreported changes.'

Those who register their animals during the voluntary registration period will be exempted from fines and will be allowed access to public facilities such as pet playgrounds and parks.

The city is providing Suwon residents with subsidies for part of the pet registration (implantable microchip) costs.