Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
Cat charity gets claws into purrfect donation
IAN BUNTING
Coatbridge is officially a town of animal lovers after staff and customers at Pets at Home collected an impressive £ 3805 for Support Adoption For Pets’ Santa Paws fundraising appeal.
Since the nationwide fundraiser launched in November last year, the Coatbridge shop raised cash for charity Cat Concern.
The annual Santa Paws appeal marked the final fundraising event of 2019 for Support Adoption For Pets, and in total raised a staggering £ 1.9m in Pets at Home stores nationwide.
Throughout last year, rescue centres across the UK worked to build close relationships with their local Pets at Home stores, raising vital funds.
This began with event s throughout May and June, which collected a combined £683,000 for rescue centres in Britain.
The charity of the year programme has provided a unique opportunity for rescues to raise awareness of their work in their local communities, with the Santa Paws appeal offering one final fundraising push during the festive season.
Due to Pets at Home Coatbridge’s fantastic fundraising efforts throughout last year, a cheque for £2835 will also be awarded to Cat Concern.
Support Adoption For Pets fundraising manager Amy Wilson said: “Every year, we set ambitious fundraising targets for our Santa Paws appeal.
“But in 2019 in particular, our new charity of the year partnerships allowed rescues and their local Pets at Home stores to build even stronger relationships to raise these vital funds.
“We would like to thank everybody who made a donation in Coatbridge.
“Your help and continued support in 2019 brought wagging tails and smiles, not just at Christmas but all year round, to the lives of pets who need it most.”
To find out more about Support Adoption For Pets, or to support the charity, visit www. supportadoptionforpets. co. uk/ santa-paws/