Some were lost but then found, some needed a new home and some were just treasured pets.
13. Crowds enjoy a dog handling display at Wigan Magistrates' Court and Police Station Open Day
. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST
14. Abandoned puppies found in a cardboard box ouside a pet shop were looking for loving homes. Wigan Council animal warden Michelle Moss is pictured with the dogs
. Photo: JOHN LEATHERBARROW
15. John Smout, of Simms Road, North Ashton, front right, hands over a cheque for £1,000 and in return recieves a photo of Jake, the fith guide dog he had sponsored since receiving his own dog eight years earlier, from Richard Woodcraft (Merseyside area team supervisor for Guide Dogs for the Blind). John raised the money by doing a sponsored climb up Mount Snowdon, a raffle, donations and collections. Looking on are regulars at the Simms Roads Inn, who sponsored John, his dog Toney and Heather, dog in training
. Photo: Nick Fairhurst
16. Owners and dogs prepare to set off on the RSPCA Wigan branch sponsored dog walk round Beacon Country Park, Up Holland, in 1996
. Photo: John Callon
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