Dogs selfies raise funds after fire at Manchester dog home
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A Manchester dog home where more than 60 animals died in a fire has received more than £1m in donations in the last 24 hours.
Thousands of people are sharing selfies with their dogs on Twitter and Facebook pages have been set up supporting Manchester Dogs' Home.
The hashtags #dogselfie and #ManchesterDogsHome have been trending in the UK.
The home's manager, Lisa Graham, said the response was "absolutely amazing".
She told Newsbeat she'd "never find the words to thank all the people that have come to our aid".
"We've had an amazing local, national and international response."
The surviving dogs have been taken to another home in Cheshire, and Lisa says additional staff have volunteered to help them "settle in and get back on track".
Celebrities have also been tweeting about it.
Ricky Gervais thanked everyone for donating, tweeting: "When it comes to animal welfare you are the best. Between you you've raised 100s of £1000s for the devastated dogs home in Manchester.
Olympic long jumper Greg Rutherford offered the dogs a place to stay.
More than 150 animals were rescued. A 15-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of arson.
RSPCA Chief Inspector Mark Ghent said: "There is still a lot of work to be done on the recovery side but the management at the dogs' home have an emergency plan in place. We have offered our help and they have our contact numbers if they want and need our help."
The Manchester home was established in 1893 and cares for more than 7,000 dogs every year.
It is run entirely on donations from the general public.
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