The Korea Times
Kang, 42, who cares for Duk-bae, a 1-year-old cat, said she and her spouse were rejected 15 times over three weeks while trying to find a new rental home. Some landlords flatly refused tenants with pets. Others demanded higher rent if animals were involved. When one real estate agent heard that Kang also had two other 5-year-old cats, the response was immediate: “That’s too many. Do you really need to keep that many animals?” It was not as though the couple were searching for a tiny one-room apartment, nor did they have children. They were prepared to pay more than 1 million won (about $670) in monthly rent. Kang, worried that any compromise in the home’s conditions could make one of the cats ill, poured enormous effort into finding a suitable place. By the time she finally did, she was so exhausted that she spent days sick in bed. In Korea, owning a pet is no longer something that draws surprise. More than 15 percent of all households, or about 3.13 million, now have a pet. But pet owners say the reality of raising one remains far from easy. Housing emerged as an immediate diffic
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