The owner of a dog who was injured after slipping up on grass while chasing a cat is claiming compensation from the council.

Rebecca Richardson is blaming Brighton and Hove City Council for not cutting the grass after Scooby suffered a slipped disc.

"My dog chased after a cat and caught his leg in the grass and now he has a slipped disc," the 48-year-old from Brighton said.

"We’ve been complaining to the council for four weeks. All the tenants have been trying to get the grass cut because it is so long."

Rebecca was worried that she and her partner would not be able to afford Scooby’s medical bills, which would reportedly cost thousands of pounds.

The dog was said to need surgery so it would not become paralysed.

The couple are already both disabled themselves.

Brighton and Hove City Council said it would investigate the complaint.