Recently, rumors of famous celebrities abusing pet cats have surfaced. As controversies over animal cruelty by Korean artists continue to emerge, it has reached a point where it can no longer sit idly by.

On the 20th of this month, veterinarian Kim Myung-cheol told an anecdote about a famous artist visiting his animal hospital through the YouTube channel he runs.

In the public video, Vet Kim said: "The cat of a famous Korean entertainer came to our hospital before. He was shocked (seeing the cat's condition) and his toenails were pulled out."

Vet Kim recalled angrily: "The reason is that he can't hurt his face. For humans, it is equivalent to cutting off all the finger joints. Not only did the cat's claws be removed, but the bones and joints were also cut off, so that the toenails could not grow."

He then added that "the cat was in severe pain during the recovery process" and "because it lost its own means of protection, it became sensitive. This is the same as abuse. The more I think about it, the more angry it becomes."

Most netizens also expressed their anger. It’s shocking to learn that an artist even pulled out his cat’s toenails because he was worried about his pet scratching him. In this regard, some people have tried to find out the famous artist, but so far they have not been able to find out.

Although it has not been found out who it is, guardians have an obligation to protect pets under any circumstances. As a result, the artists involved have lost their guardianship status and will be unable to avoid strong criticism in the future.

Previously, actor Kim Ji Young was also involved in rumors of abandoning pet cats, causing an uproar. Rapper HILLO, who recently claimed to be Kim Ji Young's ex-boyfriend, broke the news that Kim Ji Young absconded without paying back the money.

At the same time, HILLO said, "After Kim Ji-young brought the cat back, he asked me to take care of it myself. He said he would give me a foster care fee, and then left. After saying, 'Can't I be irresponsible just once?', he abandoned (the cat) and walked away. Is this ridiculous?"

As the controversy intensified, Kim Ji-young said through her Instagram: "I am currently receiving legal consultation on issues related to this."

In addition, actor Park Eun-seok has also been criticized for abandoning his pet dog. In January 2021, suspicions emerged on the Internet that Park Eun-seok often abandons pets.

Mr. A, who claims to be Park Eun-seok's classmate at university, said that Park Eun-seok has abandoned his pet dog. Fans who have followed Park Eun-seok for a long time also pointed out that the two pet cats, poodles, and large dogs that he had previously raised have also disappeared from Park Eun-seok's SNS.

In this regard, Park Eun-seok said: "I am growing up healthily among acquaintances, and I am sorry to make you worry." However, because it did not mention that giving one's own pets to others is "abandonment", the lack of substantive content in the explanatory text further aroused the anger of netizens.

Netizens have criticized Park Eun-seok, saying, "You are talking about abandonment," "If the guardian does not take responsibility to the end, but passes the responsibility to others, it is both abandonment and animal abuse," "Pets have lost their families overnight," etc.

In the end, actor Park Eun-seok admitted the abandonment and apologized.

Unconsciously, South Korea has also entered an era where the pet-raising population has reached 15 million. Among them, the artist’s pet also instantly became an SNS celebrity. There are many cases where fans spend money to buy dogs in pet stores based on the breeds of dogs they raise.

However, these shackles will only help illegal breeding and dog farms become more "prosperous" in the end.

Fortunately, the public’s awareness of animal rights has increased than before. The most obvious example is that when some artists introduce through SNS that they have adopted a puppy or cat, they will call for "adopting instead of buying" and so on.