Pet shop appeal boosts animal charity coffers

STAFF at a pet shop have raised more than £2,000 to help homeless pets.

The staff at Pets at Home in Macclesfield collected donations to help provide meals for abandoned animals in and around Macclesfield throughout December as part of an initiative being run by the charity, Support Adoption For Pets.

And thanks to generous customers, Pets at Home Macclesfield managed to provide a total of 4,732 meals of dinners to local animals with donations totalling £2,349.36.

Darren Morrall, store manager, said: “What a fantastic result. We had so much fun raising money and are so grateful to all of our generous customers for taking part and donating much needed meals for disadvantaged animals. It’s great to know that this money will go towards helping some these charities to keep abandoned pets healthy and happy until they find a forever home.”

Across the country more than 430 Pets at Home stores rose to the challenge and succeeded in raising over £1million pounds nationally and providing 2,128,128 meals – beating the target of 2 million.

Of the total money raised, nearly £470,000 will be donated directly to 361 local rescue centres to help them continue to make a difference in the community. The rest will fund Support Adoption For Pets’ extensive grant programme and other charitable activities with Pets at Home.