Popular pet store The Furground in the Lancashire town of Leyland will shut its doors for the final time later this month after the owner decided not to renew the lease on the premises.

Sarah Mackay announced the closure on the store’s Facebook page, explaining to customers that she will now focus on online pet retailing under Leyland Livefoods.

Sarah said in the social media post: “This shop is not just a shop to me it’s my life literally and I have grown with the shop and built my business from the ground up and I am so proud of what it’s become.

“With that being said, full transparency, the lease is up on the shop in summer and I’ve taken the decision to not renew it. My focus for a while has been to build my business as an online presence instead.

“I am proud of my little shop and what I have achieved, including a five star license, supporting charities, invited to the police dog unit, rehomed many, many animals, educated all ages, and gaining wonderful customers and friends from it.

“I will still be around to give advice to the best of my ability and most of my products will be online via a website, I just won’t be stood behind a counter but instead delivering your items to your doorstep at a time that suits you.

“We will still do customer orders as we do now so if you currently order specific items please don’t worry.

“Also I will still be boarding small animals and reptiles at home – very limited spaces for this summer.

“Please don’t feel sad as I’m excited for the next chapter for this business and to become more assessable for customers is my biggest priority moving forward.”

The Furground will close its doors for the final time on Saturday, July 27.

Picture taken from the store’s Facebook page.