On May 14, the city launched an online forum to crowdsource ideas on how citizens can better coexist and protect strays. This June, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is wrapping up a 30-day campaign to rebrand and protect South Korea’s estimated 139,000 street cats, which are still being killed like vermin. Related: A Netflix animal rights movie came at a strange time for South Korea But there’s still a lot of fear and misconceptions.” 'It’s a lot better than it used to be - it is. “It’s slowly changing, but there are still a number of people in Korea who hate street cats and don’t understand them,' Powless says of the stigma against cats. But there’s still a lot of fear and misconceptions.” Anne Marie Powless, founder of Shiloh’s Sanctuary It’s a lot better than it used to be - it is. “It’s slowly changing, but there are still a number of people in Korea who hate street cats and don’t understand them.
