STAFF at Pets at Home in Altrincham are celebrating after they raised £2141 following a Christmas appeal to help homeless pets.

Throughout December, the store team worked hard to collect donations to help provide meals for abandoned animals in and around Altrincham, as part of the Santa Paws initiative being run by the charity, Support Adoption For Pets.

Now in its sixth year, the Santa Paws appeal supports needy pets at animal rescue centres.

Pets at Home Altrincham, in Broadheath, has managed to provide a total of 4306 meals for animals, all thanks to generous customers who collectively donated £2141.

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

Store manager, Bernadette Kelly, 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.”

Since being established in 2006, Support Adoption for Pets has helped more than 1,000 rehoming centres and animal welfare organisations across the UK by awarding grants and running fundraising campaigns with Pets at Home.