{"topic_id":"kr_animal_protection_act","category":"kr-animal-protection","context":"---\ntopic_id: kr_animal_protection_act\ncategory: kr-animal-protection\ntitle: \"South Korea Animal Protection Act (동물보호법) — Purpose, Basic Principles, Proper Husbandry & Cruelty Prohibition\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Animal Protection Act (동물보호법), law.go.kr first-hand text (lsiSeq 287795), pulled 2026-07-24 via Seoul relay Playwright\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/kr-animal-protection/animal_protection_act.txt\nsource_type: statute_text\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-24\ntokens_estimated: 430\nverification: C1_substring_match\nclaims: 7\nsource_document: \"Korea 동물보호법 (Animal Protection Act)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Animal Protection Act\"\n  title: \"South Korea Animal Protection Act (동물보호법) — Purpose, Basic Principles, Proper Husbandry & Cruelty Prohibition\"\n  url: \"https://www.law.go.kr/lsSc.do?menuId=1&query=%EB%8F%99%EB%AC%BC%EB%B3%B4%ED%98%B8%EB%B2%95\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-24\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official PDF\"\n  needs_review: false\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:jp-kr-gov\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# South Korea Animal Protection Act (동물보호법) — Purpose, Basic Principles, Proper Husbandry & Cruelty Prohibition\n\n> Source: Animal Protection Act (동물보호법), Republic of Korea, first-hand text from the Ministry of Government Legislation national law portal (law.go.kr; lsiSeq 287795), rendered via Seoul relay Playwright on 2026-07-24. Status: in force.\n\nThe Animal Protection Act (동물보호법) is the central Korean statute for companion-animal and animal welfare. It sets out the Act's purpose, the basic principles every owner or caretaker must follow, the duty of proper husbandry, and a flat prohibition on animal cruelty.\n\n## Purpose of the Act\n\nThe Act's purpose clause states that it aims to promote the protection of animal life, guarantee safety and advance welfare, foster a sound and responsible pet-keeping culture, cultivate a national ethos of respect for life, and contribute to the harmonious coexistence of people and animals — \"이 법은 동물의 생명보호, 안전 보장 및 복지 증진을 꾀하고 건전하고 책임 있는 사육문화를 조성함으로써, 생명 존중의 국민 정서를 기르고 사람과 동물의 조화로운 공존에 이바지함을 목적으로 한다.\"\n\n## Basic principles of animal protection (Article 3)\n\nArticle 3 (동물보호의 기본원칙, Basic Principles of Animal Protection) requires anyone who keeps, manages, or protects an animal to comply with the following principles — \"제3조(동물보호의 기본원칙) 누구든지 동물을 사육ㆍ관리 또는 보호할 때에는 다음 각 호의 원칙을 준수하여야 한다.\" Examples include:\n\n- Animals shall be enabled to live normally while maintaining their innate habits and original form — \"동물이 본래의 습성과 몸의 원형을 유지하면서 정상적으로 살 수 있도록 할 것\".\n- Animals shall be able to express normal behaviour and not suffer discomfort — \"동물이 정상적인 행동을 표현할 수 있고 불편함을 겪지 아니하도록 할 것\".\n\n## Proper husbandry and management (Article 9)\n\nArticle 9 (적정한 사육ㆍ관리, Proper Husbandry and Management) (1) requires owners etc. to supply suitable feed and water to animals and endeavour to ensure exercise, rest, and sleep are secured — \"제9조(적정한 사육ㆍ관리) ① 소유자등은 동물에게 적합한 사료와 물을 공급하고, 운동ㆍ휴식 및 수면이 보장되도록 노력하여야 한다.\"\n\n## Animal cruelty — definition and prohibition\n\nThe Act defines \"animal cruelty\" (동물학대) as an act that, without just cause, inflicts unnecessary or avoidable pain and stress on an animal, or neglects or abandons taking appropriate measures against starvation, disease, etc. — \"“동물학대”란 동물을 대상으로 정당한 사유 없이 불필요하거나 피할 수 있는 고통과 스트레스를 주는 행위 및 굶주림, 질병 등에 대하여 적절한 조치를 게을리하거나 방치하는 행위를 말한다.\"\n\nArticle 10 (동물학대 등의 금지, Prohibition of Animal Cruelty etc.) (1) prohibits anyone from committing any of the following acts that kill or cause an animal to die — \"제10조(동물학대 등의 금지) ① 누구든지 동물을 죽이거나 죽음에 이르게 하는 다음 각 호의 행위를 하여서는 아니 된다.\"\n\n## Source\n\n`pdf-raw/kr-animal-protection/animal_protection_act.txt` — first-hand Animal Protection Act text (law.go.kr lsiSeq 287795), pulled 2026-07-24 via Seoul relay Playwright.\n","sources":["Animal Protection Act — South Korea Animal Protection Act (동물보호법) — Purpose, Basic Principles, Proper Husbandry & Cruelty Prohibition (retrieved 2026-07-24)"],"source":{"authority":"Animal Protection Act","title":"South Korea Animal Protection Act (동물보호법) — Purpose, Basic Principles, Proper Husbandry & Cruelty Prohibition","url":"https://www.law.go.kr/lsSc.do?menuId=1&query=%EB%8F%99%EB%AC%BC%EB%B3%B4%ED%98%B8%EB%B2%95","retrieved":"2026-07-24","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Korea 동물보호법 (Animal Protection Act)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/kr-animal-protection/animal_protection_act.txt"},"source_document":"Korea 동물보호법 (Animal Protection Act)","source_file":"pdf-raw/kr-animal-protection/animal_protection_act.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":160,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}