An animal charity worker has been swamped with messages from women offering to 'adopt' him after he was pictured holding a bunny that needed a new home.

Leon Lambert-Gorwyn featured in a Facebook post by Woodside Animal Welfare Trust in Plymouth, Devon advertising one of its rabbits.

But most viewers were more interested in the man holding the lost bunny. One joked: 'Can I adopt both for buy one get one free?'

Leon Lambert-Gorwyn featured in a Facebook post by Woodside Animal Welfare Trust in Plymouth, Devon advertising one of its rabbits

Another said: 'Forget the rabbit... the human looks in good condition too... can I claim him please?'

And one cheeky viewer added: 'Don't know about the rabbit but the cuteness holding the rabbit is more than welcome in my little hutch.'

Leon's girlfriend Claire was even tagged in the Facebook posts when a friend joked he'd need to hire security at work to protect him from 'all the horny women of Plymouth who are going to have a sudden urge to adopt an animal!'

Claire saw the funny side and joked that he would 'love the attention' and she would soon be auctioning him off.

Supervisor Leon, who has been helping animals at the site for the past 18 years, said he was 'very flattered' by the comments.

But he added: 'Remember that the post is about the bunny.'

If the male rabbit - thought to be a lost pet - is not claimed in the next few days it will be put up for adoption.