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A pile of life-sized stuffed animals have been dumped outside a donation box at a shop in Costessey.

A member of the public found the cuddly cheetahs and tigers in the car park next to the One Stop shop on Wednesday and shared a photo of the haul on Facebook.

People then scrambled to claim the toys and they disappeared within the hour.

The toys were dumped outside the One Stop in Costessey (Image: Supplied)

Claire Angelina rushed to collect one of the big cats, naming him Steve, and plans to give him a new home.

"When I arrived it looked like all the other large toys had been taken before I got there," she said.

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"I'm planning to fix Steve up, he has a hole in his paw and is looking a bit floppy.

"Maybe I'll donate him to a nursery or sell him once he is fixed."

'Steve' at Claire Angelina's home waiting to be repaired (Image: Claire Angelina)

It is not known who dumped the stuffed animals outside the shop.

The One Stop in Costessey is closing on June 16 after serving the community for a number of years.