Emigrating South Africans paying up to R100k to relocate their ‘fur babies’

Thinking about moving abroad? Your dog’s plane ticket will probably cost more than yours

12 March 2023 - 00:00

Patricia Viranna-Naidu and her husband, Raishan, paid R49,000 for two seats on their one-way flight from Johannesburg to Wellington, New Zealand...

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