Animals

The South Korean government has passed a landmark law banning the breeding of dogs for meat. Most Koreans have not eaten dog meat for a long time, and the existence of this practice had a bad effect on the country’s international image, so the appearance of the ban was inevitable. How the President’s wife is associated with the bill and what threatened to do dog breeding farmers?

In South Korea passed a law banning the breeding of dogs for meat
On Tuesday, 9 January, the National Assembly of South Korea adopted a law that prohibits breeding dogs for food.

208
members of parliament
were in favour of the law, with two abstaining

The law bans the breeding of dogs for slaughter, as well as the cutting and distribution of dog meat. People working in the industry will be paid subsidies to enable them to find other employment.

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In Australia, one of the most venomous snakes in the world bit a 20-year-old girl, she was hospitalised. About it reports News.com.au.

The girl from the state of Queensland was lying in bed, when to her unnoticed crawled netted brown snake. The reptile bit the Australian woman in the arm. The victim’s family immediately called an ambulance and bandaged the bite until paramedics arrived.

Specialists hospitalised the girl in a stable condition. It is noted that she did not require antidote administration.

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In Australia, a nine-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being attacked by a crocodile. This is reported by ABC News.

The incident occurred in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, on Saturday, 13 January. The predator pounced on the child, resulting in serious injuries. The victim was taken to Darwin Hospital by helicopter.

According to the Daily Mirror, the reptile attacked the child when he was swimming in a forbidden place in an area closed to visitors.

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In 2024, two broods of periodical cicadas are expected to invade the United States at once. This is a rare event that will occur for the first time in more than 200 years, writes ScienceAlert.

Periodical cicadas, which are found in North America, spend most of their lives underground and rise to the surface only once every 17 or 13 years. Within a month, they find a mate, reproduce, lay eggs and die. The larvae are then born and immediately buried underground to await the next infestation.

The Great Southern brood cicadas, designated by the Roman numeral XIX and occupying the states of Tennessee, Georgia, Texas and Alabama, are expected to surface in May. They were last seen in 2011, which is 13 years ago. At the same time, the invasion of Brood XII, which inhabits Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, will begin. It rises to the surface once every 17 years.

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In Australia, a crocodile attacked a fisherman and jumped on his boat. This is reported by the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation of the state of Queensland.

The incident occurred in the morning of 31 December near the town of Mackay, Queensland. A local resident was fishing in the Jane Creek River when he noticed a huge crocodile approaching him.

The fisherman quickly moved to the back of the boat and started the engine. The crocodile swam under the bottom of the boat and then turned around and lunged at the fisherman with its mouth wide open. He jumped out of the water and ended up on the side of the boat. The man jumped over the crocodile and tried to raise the anchor. At that moment, the crocodile turned and fell into the water. The fisherman managed to reach the shore safely.

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