Award-winning pet store Not Just Pets in Bath will be holding an Open Day on Saturday to mark National Pet Month, and will be fund-raising for local charities...

The event will take place at 8-9 St James Parade, from 10am onwards and aims to be a great fun day with special guests and visitors coming in to store. Staff will be giving local people knowledge about their products to benefit them and their pets.

The guests include: Pets as Therapy, Cinnamon Trust, Bath Cats and Dogs Home and Syd the Greyhound from GRWE. With Matt Curtis offering a free pet photography shoot and Penny offering muscular health checks with Bristol K9 massage there will be something for everyone.

Not Just Pets will also have guests from different companies offering special open day deals and samples of products – Pooch and Mutt, Applaws, Kong, Beaphar, The Company of Animals plus more.

Michael Bellingham, chairman of National Pet Month, said: “We’re delighted that Not Just Pets is holding such a great event to celebrate our relationship with our pets. They give so much to us – in return we need to look after them responsibly to keep them healthy and happy.

"The event is also raising funds for Cinnamon Trust, Bath Cats and Dogs Home and Pets as Therapy. We hope that everybody involved has a great time in the process.”

National Pet Month seeks to promote responsible pet ownership and aise valuable funds for animal charities across the UK by encouraging people to hold events. The celebrations run until May 4 and this year the theme is ‘Pets and the elderly – enjoying later years together’.

For further information about Not Just Pets contact Janine Tozer  on 01225 461461/461478, email bathpets@aol.com or visit www.notjustpets.co.uk