Animal welfare is at the heart of a lot of our modern society's issues, and some celebrities do not hesitate to spread positive messages to help animals, sometimes even in secret. Massey University Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre developed the concept of five domains of animal welfare, being: 1) Nutrition, 2) Environment, 3) Health, 4) Behaviour and 5) Mental State. All of these domains are important regarding animal welfare, and shouldn't be underestimated.
We selected ten idols we think show the best their support.
1. BTS' Jin & JiMin
Jin truly loves animals and even wrote a song, 'Tonight' dedicated to the pets that he has lost. On his birthday, he usually donates food, bowls, and blankets to the Korean Animal Welfare Association and to the Korean Animal Rights Defenders. Once, he donated 321kg of food! JiMin also possesses a big heart, and donated cat food to the Gwanak Street Cat Association in Seoul.
2. SISTAR's HyoLyn
After an episode of "TV Animal Farm" was realized almost a decade ago, showing off a pet baby farm, HyoLyn urged people to adopt a pet instead of buying them. Indeed, there were about 3,000 puppy mills in South Korea at that time, even though animals are to be put down when they become stray pets and are not claimed for ten to twenty days. She is also a frequent visitor to the stray dog center for voluntary work, but she kept this part of her life hidden for a couple of years until she decided to let her voluntary activities be made public in 2015 to raise awareness. She showed her daily life and voluntary work on the show "I Live Alo
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