RABBITS which were left to starve in a Penhill shed are among those needing a new home.

RSPCA animal fosterer Sula Clark, 24, helped the animals last summer and now wants to re-house the last few. Sula, of Inglesham Road, became a fosterer last year after reading an advert in the Advertiser.

So far, she has nursed back to health nearly 30 rabbits. She now has six hutches in her back garden.

"The rabbits were in a disgusting state when I found them," said Sula. "Some of them had actually started to bite off each other's ears because they were starving."

Swindon RSPCA inspector Steph Daly even looked after one of the animals herself.

"For about three days I rode around in my van with a baby rabbit in the back," she said.

Inspector Daly paid tribute to mum-of-one Sula, who juggles the voluntary work with a part-time job at Beechcroft Infants School. She said: "Sula is brilliant and we really would be stuck without her."

The inspector, who has worked in Swindon for around two-and-a-half years, said anyone considering offering a home to the rabbits or any other RSPCA rescued animal must have lots of time and patience.

She said: "We always check that both the person and the house are suitable."

The Evening Advertiser will run a feature next week highlighting the dedicated work of Inspector Daly and the RSPCA team.