Making friends: The Reverend Malcolm Jackson with Belle - a rescue dog with no eyes - at the ceremony to bless the memory tree at the Sara shop in Guisborough
ANIMAL lovers are invited to remember their former pets at Christmas and help raise money for charity.
The Saltburn Animal Rescue Association (Sara) has created a memory tree for pets at its shop in Guisborough, east Cleveland.
Visitors are invited to pay a small donation and write a card and message to remember their pet during the festive season.
The Reverend Malcolm Jackson, from St Nicholas' Parish Church, Guisborough, blessed the tree during a ceremony.
Sara volunteer Ann Prosser said: "It was absolutely lovely. He talked about animals being part of families and the loss felt when an animal dies."
The memory tree has so far raised £150 to help re-home animals.
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