GALLERY owner Carina Wardle is staging an exhibition to highlight the work of the Craven RSPCA.

The idea was conceived after Carina, from Skipton's Mill Bridge Gallery, did some dog walking for the charity last Christmas

She said: "I was impressed by the work they did and appalled that they receive no funding at all - they rely completely on donations and volunteers.

"With the exhibition, I hope to raise some money for them and also awareness of the work they do, perhaps leading to some interested local people volunteering."

The exhibition, Other Animals, features photography and sculpture and invites the visitor to consider the diversity and beauty of the other species who inhabit our world and our relationship with them.

It includes images by guest photographic group Over The Moon, which was formed in 2012 to raise the profile of fine art photography in East Yorkshire, and a 1940s image of farmer and calf by Skipton's Henry Meyer, which has just been awarded a joint first prize by the prestigious Royal Photographic Society.

A preview evening will be held next Saturday, November 1, from 5.30pm when a number of the artists will talk about their photography and sculpture and a local member of Craven RSPCA will be there to answer questions. Commission from sales on the preview evening will be donated to the RSPCA.

Tickets will also be on sale for a prize draw to win Champagne Bird, a painting by Beverley Drury, which will be made when the exhibition ends on Saturday, December 20.