An animal recuse shelter has posted a brutally honest ad for its sullen cat Perdita - saying they thought she was sick, but apparently, she's 'just a jerk'.

Mitchell County Animal Rescue in North Carolina shared an image of the black and white cat on Facebook, labeling her the 'World's Worst Cat'.

In the adoption ad, it describes Perdita as being 'not for the faint of heart'.

Her likes apparently include 'staring into your soul until you feel as if you may never be cheerful again' and the song Cat Scratch Fever.

Mitchell County Animal Rescue, North Carolina posted about Perdita on Facebook Wednesday saying the 'vet agrees...she's just a jerk'

Shelter staff went on to compare her to the feline character made popular by Stephen King novel Pet Sematary, saying that 'jump scares (her specialty), lurking in dark corners, being queen of her domicile' and 'fooling shelter staff into thinking she's sick' are also among the very few things she likes.

It added about the latter, the 'vet agrees...she's just a jerk'.

In the ad, Perdita is seen looking unimpressed about being posed up in front of a Christmas tree.

It also states that her dislikes are 'the color pink, kittens (yuk they are so chipper), dogs, children, the Dixie Chicks, Disney movies, Christmas and last but NOT least...HUGS.'

The ad to adopt the feline described her as a pet that's 'not for the faint of heart' and it describes her 'likes' as 'staring into your soul until you feel as if you may never be cheerful again' and 'fooling shelter staff into thinking she's sick'

Social media followers loved Perdita and one called her their 'official mascot of 2020'

One Facebook user wants to get rid of her dog and trade it in for Perdita the cat But they've had no takers so far after saying she's 'single and ready to be socially awkward with a socially awkward human who understands personal space'

Social media users left more than 400 comments and shared the post more than 900 times by Wednesday night.

One person said: 'I'm gonna kick my p***y a** dog out and adopt this b****h! At least she will look and act mean like a watchdog is supposed to!'

Another said Perdita is 'my entire mood of this year. Official mascot of 2020.'

The Facebook page also showed at least 13 people had made donations for Perdita, raising $350.

However, the shelter told Fox News that so far no one has taken up the offer to give her a new home, despite 'FREE ADOPTION ;)' being written at the bottom of the caption.

Mitchell County Animal Rescue has asked animal lovers to fill out an application online at mitchellcountyanimalrescue.org if interested.

But her new owner shouldn't expect to get close to the black-and-white fur-ball when she does arrive at her new home.

The online post adds the disclaimer: 'She's single and ready to be socially awkward with a socially awkward human who understands personal space.'

People praised the animal rescue center for being honest about the 'jerk' of a cat in the advert