A canine which went lacking for a month has been reunited with its homeowners after escaping from an airport in Australia.
Milo, a Jack Russell cross, fled from the care of a pet handler in Melbourne Airport as its homeowners boarded a flight to the UK.
Jason Whatnall, who lives in Swansea, Wales, mentioned discovering out his canine was lacking had been “extremely concerning and upsetting”.
Mr Whatnall, who collected Milo from Heathrow Airport on Friday, informed the BBC: “It feels amazing to have him back. We can get on with our life … with our little man by our side.”
Upon being reunited, Mr Whatnall mentioned: “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.”
Milo is assumed to have “bolted” from a pet handler and was misplaced for the subsequent 17 days.
The pet was noticed a number of occasions following a web based marketing campaign.
Milo was ultimately caught by an animal rescue charity.
Lenny Thomas from Petraveller, a pet handler firm in Melbourne who helped find the canine informed the broadcaster: “We stepped in then to take care of Milo and to ensure the safe relocation from Australia to the UK.”
Mr Whatnall mentioned assist from Petraveller had restored his religion within the pet business.
However, he was crucial of Aeropets, the corporate answerable for Milo when he escaped.
He added: “It’s expected that when you’re paying a lot of money to a travel company that they take the utmost care of your pet.
“To find out that he was lost, and they really didn’t know where, was extremely concerning and upsetting.”
After the expertise, Mr Whatnall mentioned he’ll “never” journey with Milo once more.
Aeropets was contacted for remark.
