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How can we save the 110,000 abandoned dogs and cats (as of 2021) every year? Change can begin with recognizing companion animals as living beings, not objects. The Seoul Shinmun will conclude its 2022 Abandoned Animal Report: Please Call My Name series with five relay interviews with people who raise abandoned animals like family. The second protagonist is celebrity Park Soo-hong, who became “Dahong’s father” after meeting a stray cat. It was a coincidence that Park met Dahong, a cat with black, soft fur and green eyes. On September 28, 2019 (the same day as Park’s lunar birthday), a stray cat that he met at a fishing spot in Jeongok Port, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, nuzzled into Park. This was the moment that Park was “chosen” as a butler. Park described this meeting as “a turning point in his life.” Park smiled throughout the interview when talking about Dahong, but expressed concern about the culture of indiscriminate adoption simply because they are “cute.” #ParkSooHong #Dahong #Storyofacompanionfamily