Sabrina Carpenter has been accused of 'reducing women to pets' by a leading domestic violence charity as the row over her new controversial new album cover deepens.

The popstar, 26, announced the 12-song record titled 'Man's Best Friend' on Wednesday accompanied with a picture of a faceless man pulling her hair as she posed on all fours.

While the announcement of new music was met with much fanfare, many have criticised the singer for over-sexualising herself and encouraging the return of 'tired stereotypical tropes' around women.

Glasgow Women's Aid, who were established during the second wave of the women’s liberation movement, were one of the leading organisations who delivered a scathing verdict on Ms Carpenter's new album cover yesterday.

They said: 'Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover isn’t edgy, it’s regressive.