PETS at Home, Altrincham, has launched Santa Paws appeal to raise money for pets in need this Christmas.

During the festive season, Pets at Home on Altrincham Retail Park will be raising money for rescue pets in need, aiming to help organisers, Support Adoption For Pets, reach its target to raise enough money to fund 2.4million dinners for abandoned pets over Christmas.

The appeal will take place all over the UK and will run until December 24.

In store staff will ask customers to donate 50p at the till point - enough to fund one Christmas dinner for a rescue pet.

People can also can also donate £3 by texting BOWL01 to 70070, or an amount of their choosing online at supportadoptionforpets.co.uk/santapaws

Support Adoption for Pets fundraising manager, Amy Wilson said: “We are delighted to announce that once again we’ll be launching our annual Santa Paws appeal to ensure that rescue pets across the country can enjoy a Christmas dinner. We hope that the nation will dig deep and think of those pets who are unfortunate enough to find themselves without an owner this Christmas.”