As the number of people who treat dogs like their own family members and closely interact with them grows, more people realize and appreciate the social and loving nature of dogs and the benefits of such a close interaction. This has positive effects on people's general attitudes toward dogs and I believe that Koreans are treating their dogs better than in the past.

In Korea, there are many people who keep their family dogs in their garden, neglecting their physical and emotional health and even failing to provide fresh water or warm shelter, and yet attract little criticism. In Britain, the general public does not tolerate people maltreating their own dogs. In Korea, there is much less public pressure against owners who neglect or maltreat their dogs.

In my experience, most Koreans who allow their dogs to live indoors tend to spoil them while many of those who keep them outside often forget they exist and neglect them.

People nowadays don't treat their dogs as property. Dogs are seen as members of the family.

Yet there are thousands of Indigenous people searching for family members.

A number of different agencies are working closely together on this.