[Graphic News] Number of registered pets tops 3.6m in 2025: data

The number of dogs, cats and other pets registered in South Korea rose by more than 5 percent on-year last year, data showed. The figure reached 3.67 million in 2025, up 5.3 percent from a year earlier, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Newly registered animals declined 4.9 percent to some 247,000 over the cited period. In South Korea, dog owners are required to register their pets with the authorities, while cat registration remains optional, as