London: The job advertisement on Facebook sounded almost too good to be true.

A living wage, a car, a lovely house to live in - bills paid - with a terrace overlooking the Aegean Sea, just a short walk from a pristine beach on the Greek island of Syros.

God's Little People Cat Rescue in Syros Greece posted an ad on Facebook looking for someone to care for about 70 cats, and received more than 3000 applications. Credit:Facebook/GLPCR

The job? Caring for up to 70 cats, amounting to four hours of work a day. Nearly 1000 Britons have applied for the role after the announcement posted on Facebook last week by Joan Bowell, owner of the God's Little People Cat Rescue, went viral.

"We were doing a quiet thing on a Greek island - but no more," Bowell's husband, Richard, 65, told London's Telegraph.