The RSPCA (Coventry, Nuneaton & District branch) relies heavily on charity donations to survive. The money helps to treat, feed and care for all of the dogs, cats, rabbits, birds - and many other animals that it cares for.

Many of the animals are abandoned or have been rescued from ill-treating owners - and those animals often need expensive medical attention from a vet or lengthy rehabilitation and training - all of which requires expensive treatment.

As an animal lover, I regularly donate to the RSPCA - however, the Christmas period is an extremely busy period as many dogs, cats and animals are given to people as presents - but unwanted by the people they have been given to. Many of these animals are then abandoned or neglected - and have to be taken in for care by the RSPCA.

With your help, you can help raise some money so that a donation can be made in time for Christmas to help the RSPCA care for animals in their centre at their busiest time of the year.

I am already donating dog food, cat food, dog and cat toys, pet bedding, bird food, hamster food, guinea pig food and rabbit food to help feed the animals over Christmas - however, I would also like to raise as much cash as possible for the RSPCA Coventry, Nuneaton & District branch (based in Coundon Wedge, Coventry) so that it can be used by the centre for vet costs, new equipment, animal food and toys, running costs - and anything else that may benefit the centre and it's animals.

Please help by donating anything you can spare - even a small donation as little as £1 can help buy a tin of dog or cat food.

Please note that this donation will go directly to the centre - not the Head Office - so you can be assured that the money that you donate will go directly to the care and treatment of animals only.