Pukyong National University

- The Busan Ilbo, article dated on Dec,22, page 32, line 10, introduced their exceptional performances.

△ A student is reading an article about the club 'Dongban' in the Busan Ilbo. Photos ⓒ Lee Sung-Jae (Public Relations Team)

There are about 120 cats in the Daeyeon campus. It is the observation result of PKNU animal companion club 'Dongban' (Leader Kim Jin-hyuk, Department of Industrial Chemistry).

The activities of this club are receiving public attention.

The Busan Ilbo, on December 22nd, at the corner of the <2030> on page 32, introduced the club 'Dongban' with an 10-line article entitled 'a happy companion with campus cats…fell in love with the animal'. In this corner, youth community clubs in the 20~30s are introduced every week.

The warm-hearted love story of PKNU students who aimed for 'Eco-versity' tapped the reader's hearts on that day.

'Dongban' is abbreviations of 'be in love with animals', and there are about 110 club members.
 
The article introduced, "('Dongban') feeds campus cats three times a week," and added "There are nine places on campus where 'Dongban' feed cats. The students are divided into three groups and serve for 30 minutes. "

"I asked them how many of cats are living in the Daeyeon campus. The answer comes back quickly. 120cats." Not only the number of cats, they observe every movements of cats. The articel delivers deep love for animals of the club members.

The article also introduced, "The club activity started from the care activities for abandoned dogs", and "We visit the Kyongnam Yangsan Animal Center once a month to volunteer. We also regularly participate in the annual Animal Culture Festival in Busan to inform citizens about the importance of animal care."

On the article, "They have asked us to be careful.", "Please do not touch the animal or give me any food. If mother cat smells person on their baby cat's body, the mother cat can turn off or harm her babies. It also emphasizes the fact that salted food can harm cat health." <Pukyong Today>

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