Little Jack Russell cross Milo, has finally arrived at his new Welsh home after escaping from animal handlers at Melbourne Airport in Australia and spending 17 days on the run.
Milo had been due to fly to his new home in Swansea where his owners had relocated but escaped from a handler at the airport in Melbourne, Australia and took off into a nearby industrial estate.
Animal handlers spent nearly three weeks trying to find him and even used a recording of 35-year-old owner Jason Whatnall’s voice through a loudspeaker to try and lure him out of hiding.
He was eventually found sleeping underneath a shipping container and caught with the aid of a special trap stocked with doggy treats.
Speaking about being reunited with his treasured pooch Jason said:
“He jumped right up into my arms, he was squeaking and making all kinds of noises. I think he’d been looking for us for a long time.”
“We are over the moon with getting our little boy Milo back, it’s been a roller-coaster of emotions and we’re just so grateful to everyone who helped us find him!
“He was so excited to meet my partner Nick and I. The hype and everything that’s led up to this, I think it’s all been a big adventure for him.
“He ran straight to Nick, we had cuddles and there’s tears flowing and he jumped right up into my arms. We did it inside a house so it was safe, so we could really release him without him taking off.
He thanked Petraveller for restoring his faith in pet travel but he criticised Aeropets, the company that lost Milo.
“It’s expected that when you’re paying a lot of money to a travel company that they take the utmost of care with your pet,”
“To find out that he was lost, and they really didn’t know where, was extremely concerning and upsetting.
“Getting that call that they found him was a huge sigh of relief. Obviously being in the UK, I felt quite helpless and couldn’t be there to search for Milo myself but thankfully the volunteers and community members stepped up to the plate”
