韩国农林畜产食品部的一项调查显示，2025年29.2%的家庭饲养宠物，其中80.5%养狗。宠物主人每月平均花费12.1万韩元，这是韩国首个全国认可的宠物饲养统计调查。动物福利民调显示，在遵守宠物规则方面存在显著认知差距。
政府数据于2026年2月17日发布，显示韩国近三成家庭饲养宠物，以狗为主。农林畜产食品部开展的调查显示，2025年有29.2%的家庭饲养宠物。其中，80.5%养狗，14.4%养猫，4.1%养鱼。 宠物主人报告每月平均在动物身上花费12.1万韩元（84美元）。这项调查是韩国首个全国认可的宠物饲养统计研究。 同一部委进行的另一项动物福利调查显示，受访者中不到一半认为宠物主人正确遵守使用牵引绳和身份标签等要求。存在显著认知差距：86.9%的宠物主人声称遵守，而非主人仅39.9%。 关于虐待动物的处罚，93.2%的受访者支持更严厉的惩罚，包括禁止拥有动物。这些发现凸显了韩国宠物文化的兴起，并强调了动物福利标准的不同观点。
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South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.2 percent in March from a year earlier, government data showed Thursday. The increase, exceeding the government's 2 percent inflation target, was mainly driven by a surge in global oil prices due to prolonged Middle East tensions. It marks the steepest rise since December's 2.3 percent, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics.
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