A super sassy cat has gone viral due to its unique look – with the tabby now advocating for those with disabilities.

Lauren Makofsky, 29, from Massachusetts, US, lives with her husband, Harrison, 30 and their adorable cat, Maya, seven.

In July 2017, the couple were looking to extend their family and soon, they came across the tabby and instantly fell in love – especially as she was "born different".

Maya was born with a genetic abnormality which affects her face, stature, vision, nose and burying instincts.

Now, the duo hope to raise awareness about their kitty's condition and aim to end the stigma surrounding disabled animals.

"We want people to realise that disabled animals exist and need homes too," Lauren told NeedToKnow.online.

"Maya pretty much acts like any other cat and loves chicken, as well as always being hungry.

"She has very little fear instinct and loves meeting people, but doesn't like when they touch her – as she's super sassy.

"[I think] she knows she's cute and isn't afraid to slap or growl at you if you make her mad.

"Vets have said it's chromosome abnormality – people online do ask what's wrong with her."

Maya, who boasts 522,000 followers on Instagram (@meetmayacat), regularly shares videos of her adventures along with her two brothers, Dragon and Mordecai.

In one clip, which has racked up 16.8 million views and 475,000 likes, Maya can be seen sat by her food bowl "meowing" for her dinner, while looking up at the camera.

Users shared their reactions to her "adorable" looks in the comments.

One person commented: "I love this cat soooo much!" [sic]

Someone else said: "Look at you Maya! Your skin and bones!"

Another added: "What a sweet pretty kitty!"

Another person said: "I love her MEOW."

Others however, weren't too accepting of the tabby's looks.

"Goofy lookin cat," said another viewer. [sic]

"Wtfff is wrong with her face," commented someone else. [sic]

She said: "She's everything to us and she turned us into a family, as well as inspired us to make more of an impact with our disability advocacy. It's how we both found Dragon and Mordecai.

"She's inspired people around the world to adopt special needs pets, with her children's books helping disabled kids learn how to love themselves.

"She's helped people around the world celebrate differences of their own and make people more empathetic – which is powerful."

Now, they've created a non-profit charity called AllWorthy, which aims to spread their impact further.

Lauren added: "We create children's books, which star our pets, to help teach kids about how cool disability can be.

"If kids grow up talking about and accepting disability, our future will be more inclusive.

"We want people to realised that disability isn't a bad word.

"It's not something to feel sad or sorry about – it's part of what makes our world so incredible.

"We're all different and we're using our platform to remind people of this."

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