Tag: travel

Feisty the Seal

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On Tuesday we assisted with the move of Feisty the Seal from Seaworld in Queensland through to Melbourne Zoo.

Feisty has had an interesting history, she was found stranded in Esperance, Western Australia in March 2007. At the time she was very small, only weighing 6kg.

And that name?

Well she was named Feisty after her assertive and slightly aggressive nature!

We wish Feisty all the best at her new home at the Melbourne Zoo and encourage all Melbournians to pop down and see her!

Jetpets are proud Silver Corporate Partners of Melbourne Zoo

 

Yoshi the dog found safe in Preston

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Yoshi the dog found safe in Preston - Jetpets pet rescueIf Yoshi could talk, imagine the story he’d have to tell!

Poor little Yoshi was stolen from his yard 8 months ago, and on Wednesday we were so happy to be able to return him to his family!

“The Japanese Chin was stolen from the backyard of his Hobart home in June 2013 – along with the family’s Labrador.

Yoshi’s family feared they would never see him again after repeated calls for information about his whereabouts went unanswered.

In a bizarre twist, Veronica O’Brien found Yoshi wandering aimlessly around the streets of Preston on Sunday night, eight months after he went missing.

The question remains just how did this pet pup travel across the Bass Strait?

Yoshi’s remarkable journey will almost certainly remain a mystery, but his owners are just delighted to to have him back.”

 

Read all about Yoshi’s story here: http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/pet-dog-yoshi-goes-missing-from-chigwell-and-turns-up-eight-months-later-on-streets-of-melbourne/story-fnj4f7k1-1226819063174

Irwin’s Turtles

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This week the Sydney team together with Scotty and Andrea have had the pleasure of working with the Baltimore National Aquarium to transport 6 turtles to be homed in their Animal Planet Australia Exhibit. The turtles are being donated by John Cann, a published author and the turtle expert of Australia. Among the turtles we are transporting are two ‘Irwin’s Turtles’.

These turtles were discovered by none other then Steve Irwin and his dad Bob! They contacted John when they didn’t recognise them, and John later confirmed that they were a new species! John Cann is also famously known as  the ‘Snake Man of La Perouse’. John and his family ran the Sydney snake shows for the last 100 years! Andrea and Scotty have really enjoyed working with the Baltimore Aquarium and John on this move!

 

Pictured below is Dr Kathy and Geoff, a pet handler from our Sydney office.