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Jetpets helps out RSPCA during the festive season
Jetpets has been proud to help out the RSPCA during the festive season by giving three shelter dogs a second chance.
 Lulu, a 3-year-old Shar Pei, was surrendered to the Yagoona Shelter, Sydney, but wasn’t coping well in a shelter environment. Luckily, a foster carer was organised through Shar Pei Rescue in Melbourne so Jetpets flew Lulu to her new temporary home.
“We all hope she finds a permanent one soon, but in the meantime we hear she’s being very spoilt,” RSPCA’s Melinda Wills McHugh said.
 Meanwhile, in Adelaide, RSPCA had re-homed a number of greyhounds. Jetpets arranged for two of them, Rain and Bart, to fly to Sydney, giving them a better chance of adoption.
Rain’s story can be followed on Channel 7’s RSPCA Animal Rescue.
Jetpets’ Lenny Thomas said that Jetpets was happy to help out the RSPCA, particularly at this time of year.
“As a business with the welfare of animals as a priority, we are really proud to be able to help RSPCA in finding new loving homes for these pooches.”
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When it’s in the tonnes, size matters
Size doesn’t always count but when it comes to importing an approximately 1200kg Greater One-horned Rhinoceros it’s certainly worth considering.
Amala, a female 3 year old Rhino, was imported to Australia from Los Angeles Zoo in the Unites States in July. She flew into Sydney and was cleared through customs and quarantine airside before travelling under quarantine escort to Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.
Since she completed her 30-day quarantine stay at the zoo, the public have been able to visit her and welcome her to Australia.
Jetpets travel consultant Scott Williams said that moving an animal the size of Amala requires exceptional organisation and communication between the zoos and a whole range of businesses and government agencies.
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“As the co-ordinator of customs, quarantine clearance and road transport from Sydney to Dubbo, Jetpets was really proud of the part we played,” Scott said.
“We even factored in a couple of feed stops for Amala, to ensure that she was comfortable throughout the 6-hour road journey.
Shallon McReaddie from Taronga Western Plains Zoo said that Amala will take part in the zoo’s breeding program for this species.
"Amala has been transferred to Taronga Western Plains Zoo to join our resident male, Dora, in the hope that the pair will produce the first Greater One Horned Rhino calf in Australia.
"Taronga Western Plains Zoo is now one of very few properties in the world to participate in active breeding programs for three species of Rhino, having already established programs for both Black and White Rhinoceros species."
The captive breeding program undertaken by zoos around the world has been instrumental in the survival of this species from numbers as low as 100 in the early 1900s, to a population of around 2500 today. The Greater One Horned Rhinoceros is classified as endangered. The main threat for the animal in the wild is poaching for its horn and also habitat loss and destruction. [back
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Pet Peregrinations
Bella safely home after seven month hiatus
A ranger picks up a dog in northern Melbourne only to discover that Bella had been missing from a loving family for seven months.
 Bella, a seven-year-old Shih-Tzu/Maltese, originally went missing from her home in St Albans on 7 February, the day of the horrific Black Saturday bushfires.
After making a brief, one-night, appearance in March, Bella disappeared again and wasn’t found until September when a ranger picked her up in Broadmeadows.
Jetpets travel consultant Chris Hughes said that despite her stint away from home she was in remarkably good condition.
“Bella was taken to the lost dogs home in North Melbourne where they were able to track down her owner, Jeanette, through Bella's microchip.
“Coincidentally, we’d just moved Jeanette’s cat Squeak to their new home in Hervey Bay, Queensland, the week before they found Bella.”
Jeanette said that her and her husband were driving to their new home with Bella’s three canine ‘sisters’, Suzie, Mitzi and Goldi, and their canary when the ranger telephoned with the exciting news.
“The whole time that Bella was missing the other three girls would lie on Bella’s teddy, rabbit or panda, or sit and look out the window. They were missing her terribly and no doubt she was missing them and her teddies,” Jeanette said.
“After contacting Jetpets and making the arrangements to get Bella picked up from the lost dogs home and flown up here, the joy and the yaps and tails wagging and sniffing that went on for a few hours was a sight to see.
“Bella arrived in perfect condition after her flight, not scared or skittish, it was like a long car ride for her which she loves.
“I am ever so thankful to Jetpets for the way that they helped in getting Bella back to me and in picking her up from the pound. They said ‘it was not a problem… that is what they are there for to be of assistance’.
“Thank you one and all at Jetpets.”
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 How do I minimise fleas during summer?
In order to win the battle against fleas this summer we need to understand a few key flea facts:
• Only 5% of the flea population are found on the dog or cat. These are the adult fleas that live on the pet to feed on their blood.
• The remaining 95% of the population consist of flea eggs, larvae, pupae and newly emerged adults living in the carpet, soil, bedding or anywhere that the pet tends to sleep.
• Fleas can be a pest all year round but thrive in temperatures between 15 degrees Celsius and 30 degrees Celsius.
• Warm, moist, shady areas with organic debris are ideal for flea larval growth.
• Flea adults can survive without a host for 2 months and flea eggs can lay dormant in the environment for up to 6 months.
• Flea fossils date back as far as 100 million years so they are very resilient little bugs!
When tackling a flea problem we need to treat the pets and their environment.
The best way to start is by using a monthly spot on flea treatment all year round. Be sure to seek advice from your vet or pet store about which is best for your pet.
Products such as ‘Frontline Plus’ and ‘Advantage’ spread over the pets coat, killing the adult fleas and also inhibit the growth of the immature fleas in the environment.
Products which treat the pet but not the environment are not nearly as effective, for example, flea collars, powders, shampoos, supermarket spot on flea treatments.
Other hints for removing flea eggs and larvae from the environment:
• Regular vacuuming especially where pets spend a lot of time. Remember to dispose of the vacuum bag immediately if you suspect you have a flea problem.
• Wash pet bedding in hot water (for example, 60 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes).
• Block access for pets to go under the house.
• Rake up organic debris in the yard, for example piles of dead leaves.
Remember to treat all of your dogs and cats. Flea problems can be very frustrating and despite best efforts it can take up to 6 months to get rid of an established flea population. So, as always, prevention is better than a cure this summer.
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Staff
Profile
Name:
Jasmine McCarthy
Position:
Receptionist
Your
role at Jet Pets (a day in the life of:)
To answer inbound calls, invoicing and searching for files in archives.
You
are the go to person for:
Invoicing. Locating a file in archives that a consultant needs.
Your most memorable moment at Jet Pets?
In my first week of work at Jetpets, all the staff were going out for lunch to a restaurant to farewell an employee. I was in the archive room filing and was told someone would come and get me to let me know when we were all leaving. After a while I noticed it had gotten really quiet so I went back into reception to find that the whole office had already gone to the restaurant and left me behind by myself. When I finally arrived at the restaurant I was so embarrassed... Not the most memorable, but definitely the funniest moment..
What
pets do you have at home?
I have a cat named Tom and a Jack Russell cross named Jerry.
If
you came back as an animal or pet, what sort would you be, who would
you want to belong to and why?
I would come back as a cat because all they do is sleep and eat all day. I don’t know who I’d want to belong to, someone with a nice home would be good.
Who
is your favourite famous pet or animal and why?
Probably Paris Hilton’s Chihuahua Tinkerbell, because it looks so cute always dressed up in little outfits.
If you could name a sporting team after an animal, what would it be and why?
A basketball team called The Giraffes.
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AFL trade week is complex, confusing and, sometimes, just plain chaotic; players get traded between clubs, across states and even international borders.
Lucy and Toby, Maltese/Shih-Tzu crosses, Lucky the cat and JJ the cockatiel will join Ken as he takes up his new role as assistant coach for the new Gold Coast team.
