Matthew Mcconaughey loves pussycats

Movie hunk Matthew Mcconaughey proved he was a real-life hero when he saved a cat from being set alight by thugs in Sherman Oaks, California.

The Sahara star spotted the kids covering the frightened feline with hairspray and trying to light it.

He leaped out of his car, snatched the cat and after shouting at the gang, took the pet to an animal refuge.

A pal says, "He was so angry he went on about it for days."