A charity owner has issued a plea to find the owner of a cat who was hit by a car and suffered serious injuries last week.

Christine Kipling, the owner and runner of the charity Deliverance in Bishop Auckland has issued an appeal to find the owner of a cat rescued after it was hurt on the A68 near Spennymoor.

The cat, who has been named as Danny Boy and is estimated to be around 4 to 5 years old, was discovered by a passer-by who alerted Christine and following the accident on October 3.

Danny Boy the cat.Danny Boy the cat. (Image: DELIVERANCE) After being unable to catch him in the dark, she came back the next morning and and was able to bring him to safety where it was discovered he had sustained pelvic injuries.

Christine told The Northern Echo: "He is not feral - so we are trying to find out who has been feeding him and letting him come inside but we just don't know.

"He is obviously had a great deal of human contact because he is extremely overweight. He has obviously been loved and is wanting to be loved but is just scared."

"I think if he saw his owner he would light up like a Christmas tree."

Now, Christine is on a mission to find out who owns Danny and is desperately trying to reunite him with his owners.

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"It is such a shame that somebody obviously loved this cat and they are waiting for him to come home, possibly thinking he has been killed.

"I just want to say to them - he's alive!"

If you think you know who owns Danny Boy, you can get in touch with Christine here.