A housebuilder has donated £1,500 to an animal rescue centre.

David Wilson Homes made the donation to Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter (WARS), which is based in Malvern, as part of its Community Fund scheme.

The money will be used to cover veterinary bills for the animals.

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As well as this contribution, employees at the housebuilder offered their assistance to WARS earlier this year as a team of 10 members of staff volunteered their time to help with facility maintenance, animal socialising, and event preparations.

Amie Jones, shelter operations manager at WARS, said: "We are a small team of seven dedicated staff members and have around 30 active volunteers, who we are so grateful to as, without them, we couldn't help as many wonderful animals as we do.

"We don't receive any government funding, and rely solely on the support of our community with memberships, sponsorships, and community grants.

"After a busy year that doesn't seem to be easing anytime soon, the shelter will use this money towards our veterinary bills.

"We’ve seen the highest intake of unwanted kittens coming into care in several years, either from homes that have unneutered females, or stray females that have been raising litters with no homes to call their own."

Established in 1983, WARS has worked to provide the best care possible for animals.

Having opened its doors to the public in 2001, its mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abandoned, unwanted, and mistreated animals and find them their forever home.

She added: "We would like to take this opportunity to thank David Wilson Homes again for supporting WARS and for the awesome volunteer team we had at the shelter.

"We will look forward to welcoming the team back this December."

Helen Lewis, managing director at the housebuilder's Mercia division, said: "We are thrilled to support Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter through our Community Fund scheme, and it's an honour to be part of the incredible work it does to provide care and rehoming to the local cats and dogs.

"We’re delighted to be able to follow up our staff volunteering day at the shelter with this donation, and look forward to providing more support throughout the county."