Donations flood in for cat rescued from cemetery by rocker Ryan Adams

The Grafton cemetery cat has become a social media sensation. Photo / Twitter

Donations to a cat charity are flooding in from across the world after Auckland's Cemetery Cat became a phenomenon.

On Lonely Miaow's Givealittle page, donations have shot up in the last 24 hours.

One donation suggests singer-songwriter Ryan Adams gave $500 to Lonely Miaow this morning to care for "Wednesday Adams" as some people now called the black-and-white cat.

The musician made the Grafton cemetery cat a social media sensation after tweeting a photo of the feline.

He pleaded with Auckland fans and animal shelters to help find the young puss a "forever home".

Another donor, from North Carolina, gave $75 to the charity.

Donations to the value of at least $1200 were made in the last 24 hours. Some additional donors made donations of unpublished amounts.

Aucklander Rob Isaac and members of Lonely Miaow found the cat on Wednesday.