A Peterborough animal rescue centre has received a £1,000 donation from Amazon.

The donation was made to Animal Helpline Peterborough by the Amazon fulfilment centre in the city.

Six Amazon employees also volunteered their time to help at the rescue.

Slawomir Rybczynski, one of volunteers from Amazon, said: "I’m a real dog lover, so it was so much fun to spend some time with the dogs at Animal Helpline.

"It was great to see the animals were well looked after, and I’m proud Amazon is supporting a charity doing such important work."

Allison Herbert from Animal Helpline said: "We’d like to thank Amazon for supporting our work.

"If you feel you can give a loving new home to one of our residents, please do get in contact."

The donation and volunteering are part of Amazon's broader efforts to support the communities where it operates.

The company has also co-founded the Multibank initiative with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, which has donated more than three million surplus goods to more than 400,000 families across Scotland, Wales, Greater Manchester, and London.

More than 700,000 students across the UK have benefited from Amazon's free STEM education programmes through its Amazon Future Engineer initiative.

It helps community organisations transport meals and other essentials to families in need through its pro bono logistics programme, Amazon Local Good.

Amazon also partners with Comic Relief and has raised more than £4.8 million to fund projects that support people across the UK and around the world.