About Keringa International

Keringa from a dizzy height.
Photograph taken by a pet owner leaning out of Jumbo Jet window and waving goodbye to her pet.
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Keringa International was established in 1973 - over 35 years ago - as simple Keringa Kennels, by Norman Friedmann, who is still at the helm of what has become the most comprehensive pet services group in South Africa - and arguably the largest, with almost 60 members of staff. He entered this industry after qualifying as a dog trainer, turning a hobby into a passion for excellence, and having always had a deep respect and love for animals, with strong interests in nature, the outdoors, conservation and wildlife. (The name Keringa is an acronym of his three daughters, KERith, INGrid and YolAn, two of whom are actively \ professionally engaged in the protection of animals).

Between all our staff we have almost 300 years of combined experience in our specialist fields.

This highly professional organisation is dedicated to the caring of animals and is run on modern business methods. Keringa has the highest pets-to-people ratio of any pet services organisation known to us, this means that your pets could receive more human interaction and care than at any comparable organisation, such as a one-man-kennel.

We have our own in-house accounting, marketing, desktop publishing, computer reservations and maintenance including estate landscaping, pet travel and pet emigration departments. We also have our own carpentry workshop that manufactures pet travel boxes to United Nations IPPC and IATA specifications. With over 20 state-of-the-art computers and servers, we employ cutting edge technology, which includes information such as a database of all pets that we have handled.

CCTV

We have recently installed colour CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) in certain areas, and we will be extending this as a monitoring system for all pets in the future. (Remember to smile when you are in reception, as we have a Hollywood talent scout at the other end watching you!

"Henry"
"Yes, dear."
"Henry, when are you taking the pets to Keringa Kennels?"
"Yes, dear."
"Henry, you are not listening to me - put down your newspaper..."
"Yes, dear."
"Henry, when are we taking our pets to Keringa Kennels?"
"Why dear?"
"When we go there, see that you are dressed in your finery"
"Why dear?"
"Well, I believe they have a Hollywood talent scout on the premises - and you just never know... Of course I will be wearing my tiara..."
"Yes, dear."

Read all about our pet boarding services - dog boarding kennels and boarding cattery, local pet travel and pet transport in our air-conditioned pet taxis, international pet travel by air, pet relocation services, and pet emigration and quarantine station for sending pets to Australia and New Zealand.