At a dog cafe, a report came in that two part-time workers were bitten by a dog that the owner of the cafe had and were seriously injured. He said he was serious enough to have to undergo surgery six times, but he did not even receive adequate compensation.
Reporter Hong Young-jae covered the report.
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A dog cafe in Gyeonggi-do. The large white dog raised by the owner of the cafe got into a fight with other dogs.
No matter how many employees hold on to the leash, it is out of control.
Suddenly, the dog bites the right leg and the employee falls.
After being bitten by a dog for 3 minutes, my skin and muscles ruptured all over my body, including my arms, so I had to sew more than 60 needles.
However, the owner of the cafe is said to have left the responsibility for the accident.
[피해자 : 너의 부주의로 일어난 일이다. 그래 우리 개가 문 건 미안한데, 너의 잘못도 있다.]
Two weeks later, the dog also attacked Mr. Lee, a part-time student who had only been working for three days.
An accident occurred when the representative gave only the tips to fill the mouthpiece and took over the shop by Lee.
[이 모 씨/애견카페 아르바이트생 : 말이 훈련이지 ‘입마개 이렇게 하는 거야’하고 그냥 ‘한 번 해봐’하고 제 손 잡고 ‘이렇게 하는 거야’하고 그게 끝이었어요.]
The results were disastrous.
The flesh and muscles of the arms and legs were ruptured, so I had only six surgeries, such as skin grafts, and some of the calf died.
The hospital fee was over 10 million won, but the representative only handled industrial accidents.
I turned away from treatment that was not covered by insurance.
[이 모 씨/애견카페 아르바이트생 : 조심 좀 하지 그랬냐고, 사람 물었다고 말한 적 있는 개지 않냐, 네가 더 조심하지 왜 그랬냐. 간병인을 왜 썼냐. 그건 너무하지 않느냐. 이런 식으로.]
When the reporters visited the cafe, they said that the dog had been euthanized, but there was still another dog of the same species.
[어…. 안 열면 안돼요? (이렇게 하면 얘도 나와! 들어가! 목이 졸려있기 때문에 제 말을 들어요.)]
This dog is a highly aggressive Dogo Argentino, primarily acting as a guard dog.
In Korea, dogs are not designated, so wearing a muzzle is not mandatory, but special attention is required.
[이웅종/이삭애견훈련소 대표 : 그 개는 물었던 경험이 있었잖아요. 물었던 경험이 있었으면 그 주인 입장, 주인은 안전수칙에 대한 걸 정확하게 해 주셔야….]
The cafe representative said he would contact the victims to apologize and discuss compensation issues.
(Video coverage: Lee Chan-soo, video editing: Park Ji-in, CG: Kim Kyu-yeon)