A wildlife rescue centre in Wiltshire has experienced a sudden influx of baby foxes. 

RSPCA Oak and Furrows was forced to issue a plea to the public for help after the number of fox cubs in its care rose dramatically. 

A spokesperson said: "We currently have 16 (yes, you read that correctly) fox cubs in our care and they're eating us out of house and home!

"We're running very low on puppy food and are appealing to our amazing supporters for wet puppy food donations."

Members of the public acted swiftly to inundate the charity with the puppy food as requested, leading to an Oak and Furrows spokesperson issuing a huge thank you. 

"Thank you to everyone who has purchased already, this appeal was an incredible success," they said. 

"We are going to remove puppy food from our Wishlist as we will be overflowing with boxes! We will gladly accept donations of other items or a donation towards the cost of their care which is linked below."

You can find that Amazon Wishlist here. 

To keep rescuing wildlife, the centre is asking for people to support them financially if they are able by signing up for a monthly donation - https://donorbox.org/rspca-north-wilts-newbury-main-camp

The number of foxes at the centre in Cricklade has risen dramatically in a very short space of time. 

Earlier this month, on April 5, the centre had only five cubs in its care, after a litter of four were rescued when their nest was disturbed. 

At the time a spokesperson for the centre said: "Hand-rearing fox cubs is an exhausting and expensive task. It can cost us around £50 a week to care for one fox," the spokesperson said. 

"We currently have five fox cubs in our care, who will hopefully be with us until September. We won't do the calculations as we know the result will be eye-watering.

"You could help support the cost of rearing our cubs by signing up as a monthly supporter, just £2 a month makes a difference to us. Your monthly donation will contribute to their care and the rehabilitation of other animals in our care!"

The centre received its first intake of foxes in February after they had been left in an alleyway with no sign of their mother.