Mind you, it’s not all cuddly cats, dogs and hamsters…!
5. Joanne Atherton, left, and Sue Taylor, of Prevent Unwanted Pets, Abram, with Ging, Heidi, Romeo and Bella who needed new homes
. Photo: Nick Fairhurst
6. A crested gecko at Pets at Home Wigan
. Photo: John Leatherbarrow
7. Reptile specialist Peter Heathcote and scaly friends drop in to the Wigan Pets at Home store
. Photo: SUMITTED
8. Clio the umbrella cockatoo let the public know that Pet City had opened in Wigan. She was whispering in the ear of one of her minders Joanne Dawber on the first day of trading
. Photo: JOHN LEATHERBARROW