Brigitte Bardot, Bruno Tonioli, Quentin Blake, Simon Thorp and Dame Shirley Bassey are among the celebrities putting their artistic talents to use to raise funds for Cats Protection in this year's Celebrity Paws auction.

The annual fundraiser sees international stars create masterpieces using that primary school technique of drawing around their own hands, then illustrating as they see fit. 

The signed drawings will be sold in an eBay auction running from 1 - 11 December. In the past four years nearly £9,000 has been raised with the highest bid, of £1,220, being paid for Tracey Emin's paw print. 

For biographies and details of the auction go to the Cats Protection website.

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