A dog rescue centre has received a share of a £20,000 food donation.

Evesham Greyhound and Lurcher Rescue was nominated to receive a portion of the funds, which has come from pet food producer Burgess Pet Care.

The donation is part of Burgess' Greyhound & Lurcher two-week Takeover.

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During the online campaign, Burgess' followers were asked to nominate independent greyhound and lurcher rescue centres to receive a share of the food donation.

The Evesham centre was amongst six centres across the UK to receive the most nominations.

As a result, it received over 100 12.5 kilogram bags of Burgess Greyhound & Lurcher dry dog food.

Pip Singleton, the founder of Evesham Greyhound and Lurcher Rescue, said: "We would like to say a massive thank you to Burgess Pet Care who donated a huge amount of their wonderful food.

"We cannot thank them enough for helping to feed our dogs.

"Thank you to everyone that nominated us - this will make a huge difference to us as a rescue, allowing us to help even more needy dogs".

Erin McNair, brand manager at Burgess, said: "It has been fantastic to receive such an incredible response to this year’s campaign and we are so grateful to everyone who took the time to nominate the rescue centres close to their hearts.

"Evesham Greyhound and Lurcher Rescue does amazing work all year round and we are delighted that they have received another donation from us.

"We’re proud to be supporting some amazing rescue centres with our largest food donation yet and doing our bit to support their incredible work".

Burgess' campaign is now in its fifth year.

It attracts thousands of people during its two-week social media campaign.

The initiative aims to raise awareness of greyhounds and lurchers as pets.

It highlights the work done by UK greyhound and lurcher rescue centres, and advertises for adoptions.

The campaign is set to return again in 2025.