Gyeonggi Province Completes 'Mobile Veterinary Clinic' Service for 717 Animals at Private Facilities

Gyeonggi Province implemented the 'Mobile Veterinary Clinic Support Project for Animal Protection Facilities' at 9 animal protection facilities in the first half of this year, and plans to expand veterinary support services to 6 facilities in the second half.

The 'Mobile Veterinary Clinic Support Project for Animal Protection Facilities' is an initiative where veterinarians visit private animal protection facilities and shelters that have limited access to veterinary medical care, providing vaccinations, neutering surgeries, basic health checkups, and disease treatment to protected animals. Organized by Gyeonggi Province and implemented by the Gyeonggi Provincial Veterinary Medical Association, the initiative aims to support approximately 15 facilities and 2,000 protected animals across the province this year.

In the first half, the project visited 9 animal protection facilities, administered vaccinations to 717 protected animals, and performed neutering surgeries on 33 animals. A total of 167 participants, including 67 veterinarians and 100 general volunteers, participated in the on-site medical services.

In the second half, the province plans to visit 6 additional animal protection facilities to conduct veterinary clinics, completing support for all 15 facilities planned for this year.

Previously, on the 12th, the province held a 'Mid-term Report Session for the 2026 Mobile Veterinary Clinic Support Project for Animal Protection Facilities,' reviewing first-half performance achievements and gathering on-site feedback from the Gyeonggi Provincial Veterinary Medical Association and private animal protection facility officials.

Facility officials explained the on-site challenges of individually transporting numerous protected animals to animal hospitals and evaluated that veterinarians' direct visits to facilities to monitor the health status of protected animals and provide necessary treatment in a timely manner helps with health management and infectious disease prevention.

Gyeonggi Province plans to review and improve matters that can be immediately reflected in the second-half project through consultation with the Gyeonggi Provincial Veterinary Medical Association, while also conducting long-term reviews of matters requiring further examination such as facility selection methods, application procedures, and medical personnel management systems during future project planning.

Jung Bong-su, Director of the Animal Welfare Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "What matters most is not the scale of support, but ensuring that appropriate medical care is actually provided at facilities that need it," adding, "We will reflect on-site feedback in our project to reduce medical blind spots and increase the project's effectiveness."