A MAN had to rescue an injured tabby cat stuck in an old rusty metal animal trap left in his garden.

The man discovered the cat with one of its back legs caught in the trap at his property in Toddenham near Moreton-in-Marsh on Tuesday, September 9.

It is unclear how badly injured the cat was as the cat it ran off as soon as he managed to release it.

A police spokesman said the man does not have any cats himself and was very concerned as to why the trap was left set in his garden.

The trap has been seized by officers.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting incident number152.