Did we find the oldest pet in Cape Town?

Published on

11 March 2025

Ryan went on a mission to find the oldest pet in the Western Cape. We loved hearing about your senior dogs, cats, and birds. We may have found the oldest pet in Cape Town.

Two special African Greys

Winston could be the oldest pet in Cape Town – at the ripe old age of 32. Apparently he’s very grumpy.

Alan is a bit more cheerful and is especially excited about supporting our national rugby team

Some more of your beautiful, senior pets

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Phil de Lange

Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.