{"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\n---\n\n# South Korea Animal Protection Act (동물보호법) — Purpose, Basic Principles, Proper Husbandry & Cruelty Prohibition\n\nSource: 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 is the central Korean statute for companion-animal and animal welfare. It sets out the purpose of the Act, the basic principles every owner/caretaker must follow, the duty of proper husbandry, and a flat prohibition on animal cruelty. The claims below are verbatim Korean sentences from the Act as published on law.go.kr.\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n\n- `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.` (This Act aims to promote the protection of animal life, the guarantee of safety and the advancement of 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.)\n- `제3조(동물보호의 기본원칙) 누구든지 동물을 사육ㆍ관리 또는 보호할 때에는 다음 각 호의 원칙을 준수하여야 한다.` (Article 3 (Basic Principles of Animal Protection): anyone who keeps, manages or protects an animal must comply with the following principles.)\n- `1. 동물이 본래의 습성과 몸의 원형을 유지하면서 정상적으로 살 수 있도록 할 것` (1. Animals shall be enabled to live normally while maintaining their innate habits and original form.)\n- `3. 동물이 정상적인 행동을 표현할 수 있고 불편함을 겪지 아니하도록 할 것` (3. Animals shall be able to express normal behaviour and not suffer discomfort.)\n- `제9조(적정한 사육ㆍ관리) ① 소유자등은 동물에게 적합한 사료와 물을 공급하고, 운동ㆍ휴식 및 수면이 보장되도록 노력하여야 한다.` (Article 9 (Proper Husbandry and Management) (1): owners etc. shall supply suitable feed and water to animals and endeavour to ensure exercise, rest and sleep are secured.)\n- `9. “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.` (9. \"Animal cruelty\" means an act that, without just cause, inflicts unnecessary or avoidable pain and stress on an animal, or neglects/abandons taking appropriate measures against starvation, disease, etc.)\n- `제10조(동물학대 등의 금지) ① 누구든지 동물을 죽이거나 죽음에 이르게 하는 다음 각 호의 행위를 하여서는 아니 된다.` (Article 10 (Prohibition of Animal Cruelty etc.) (1): no one shall commit any of the following acts that kill or cause an animal to die.)\n\nSource: `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":[],"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."}