Dogs were the most popular type of pet among the approximately six million pet-owning households in South Korea in 2022. Cats came in a distant second. There were around 500 thousand dogs registered with the authorities the previous year. Dog registrations became possible in 2008, but they became obligatory only in 2014.
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Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. (February 2, 2023). Share of households owning a pet in South Korea in 2022, by pet type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187114/south-korea-households-with-a-pet-by-pet-type/
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