
The animal rights lawyer group Youngone and the National Federation of Stray Cat Protection Organizations signed a business agreement to protect stray cats and strengthen legal responses to animal abuse cases.
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The animal rights lawyer group Youngone and the National Federation of Stray Cat Protection Organizations signed a business agreement to protect stray cats and respond to animal abuse.
Animal rights lawyer group Youngwon signed an agreement with the National Street Cat Protection Organization Association.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Se-rin = Animal rights lawyer group Youngwon announced on the 9th that it signed a business agreement (MOU) with the National Federation of Stray Cat Protection Organizations (Jeon Gil-yeon) to protect stray cats and strengthen legal responses to animal abuse cases.
The two sides signed an agreement at the 'Animal Law Conference' held at the Seoul Bar Association Center on the 8th and agreed to cooperate in securing evidence in animal abuse cases, supporting reporting, and responding to disputes related to stray cats.
Under this agreement, we plan to strengthen legal support so that animal abuse-related data collected by field activists can be used as evidence during investigations and trials.
In addition, we decided to support legal responses, such as reporting animal abuse cases, and respond to disputes arising from damage to stray cat cafeterias or civil complaints based on relevant laws and administrative procedures.
On this day, at the Animal Law Conference hosted by Youngwon, lectures were held on topics such as the revised Animal Protection Act, response to animal abuse cases, and legal issues in disputes over stray cats.
Attorney Lee Da-young explained the revised Animal Protection Act and animal protection practices, and attorney Kim Min-chae explained ways to respond to animal abuse cases based on actual cases of complaints.
Attorney Park Sang-bin introduced legal issues and response measures in stray cat disputes, and Chairman Hwang Mi-sook and Jeon Gil-yeon shared methods for responding to animal abuse sites and securing scientific evidence.
Youngone plans to continue to provide necessary legal knowledge and support to animal protection activists and to hold animal law conferences on a regular basis.
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