Preparing YongsanCats
Preparing YongsanCats
Stories & guides
Read rescue updates, media coverage, public records, and follow-up stories from YongsanCats rescue work in Korea.
Featured public record
Urban Frontier Insights published Julie Choi's account of Ara, a pregnant cat rescued from a Yongsan demolition site who survived an emergency delivery and raised three kittens.
3D short-form stories
A public 3D shorts series inspired by real rescue-cat stories.
YouTube episodes
S6 EP06 Ongbyeoki, After the Wall #용산캣츠 · Jul 5, 2026
Public record & archive
News coverage
New Bloom Magazine published Julie Choi's essay on the local knowledge that street-cat rescue depends on as Seoul neighborhoods are cleared for redevelopment.
Media appearance
Julie Choi joined Urbanistica host Mustafa Sherif to discuss how redevelopment affects animals and how urban planning can include the care networks already present in a city.
Media appearance
Urban Radar used Julie Choi's outreach and YongsanCats as the starting point for a discussion of redevelopment, supposedly vacant neighborhoods, and more-than-human urban care.
Media appearance
Julie Choi joined The Humane Roundup to discuss community cats, redevelopment, YongsanCats' TNA model, and the route from rescue to foster care and adoption.
News coverage
The Humane Herald published Julie Choi's essay on the mismatch between fast redevelopment decisions and the years of learned routes that street cats depend on.
Media appearance
Julie Choi joined Animal Posse to explain what happens to street cats when redevelopment empties and closes an entire neighborhood around them.
News coverage
Pet & Vet Magazine published Julie Choi's account of why redevelopment rescue must connect fieldwork, veterinary care, foster recovery, and adoption.
News coverage
Cats Magazine published Julie Choi's firsthand account of YongsanCats rescue work in Seoul redevelopment zones.
News coverage
The Korea Times reported on Julie Choi and YongsanCats rescuing cats displaced by Hannam New Town redevelopment and the pressure of relocating the rescue shelter.
Media appearance
Banryeo Dongmu followed Julie Choi and YongsanCats through the rescue pressure, treatment work, foster placements, and adoption effort around a redevelopment zone.
News coverage
The Korea Times placed YongsanCats and Yongsan District's Trap-Neuter-Adopt program in a wider policy discussion about street cats and redevelopment.
Media appearance
A public video record that helped more people see the rescue work and the cats behind it.
Media appearance
A public record of one rescue story traveling further through a familiar public voice.
Community partnership
An account that helped share foster and rescue stories
Archive record
An archival image that shows the work has also lived in public-facing material, not only on social posts or website pages.
Community partnership
A local place that helped carry cat rescue stories
Community partnership
A community partner that helped extend the rescue story outward
Instagram records
Media appearance
Public Instagram record for Comedian Park Soo Hong.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Meow and Coffee.
Media appearance
Public Instagram record for SBS Animal Farm.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Yongsancats Charity Event.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Applause for Paws Charity Event.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Heodukgoo Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Sunnyhouse Visit.
Media appearance
Public Instagram record for The Korea Times.
Media appearance
Public Instagram record for Julie's overview of the demolition site.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Volunteer Celeste.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Volunteer Celeste #2.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Volunteer Kate.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Volunteer Jessica.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for hi Seoulies Visit.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for RGU Support.
Archive record
Public Instagram record for 2025 recap.
Archive record
Public Instagram record for Cat Rescue Flea Market.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for iNKO Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Kim Hye Yoon Fandom Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Lee Juyeon Fandom Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Volunteer Celeste.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for hi Seoulies Visit.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Cats Village Support.
Archive record
Public Instagram record for Yongsancats January Flea Market.
Media appearance
Public Instagram record for Comedian Lee Hong-ryul Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for hi Seoulies 2nd Visit.
Archive record
Public Instagram record for Yongsancats Countless Hands Photo Exhibition.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Volunteer Lucie.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for thechendaily Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Karen Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Carotscream Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Hajar Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Uplift Yongsancats Fundraiser.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Dianainseoul Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for desi_korean Support.
Media appearance
Public Instagram record for The reality from Julie.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Vika Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Dave Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Banryeodongmu Support.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Banryeodongmu Support #2.
Community partnership
Public Instagram record for Banryeodongmu Support #3.
Archive record
Public Instagram record for Yongsancats Studio.
Media appearance
Public Instagram record for The Korea Times.
Live rescue context
Use these stories when you want the case background before you adopt, foster, or support.
