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http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/19/415878758/cat-wins-hero-dog-award

Tara, a tabby from Bakersfield, Calif., has won an honor that so routinely goes to that other kind of pet, it's known as the Hero Dog award. This time, the Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles had to scratch out "dog," and etch "cat" on the trophy instead.

Who can forget Tara swinging into action in a viral video from home security cameras last year?

The dog from next door had crept up on Tara's owner 4-year-old Jeremy Triantafilo as he played on his bike in the driveway. The intruder clamped his teeth into Jeremy's leg and began to drag him. Tara dashed to the rescue, body-slammed the dog, and chased him off the scene.

Jeremy needed eight stitches in his leg, and says of Tara, "She is my hero."

AP reports:

"You will usually find Tara close to Jeremy, his father said.

" 'The neighbor kids come over and play with her. Dogs walk by all the time. She gets along fine with our dog, Maya. But if Jeremy falls off his bike, she comes running. If he starts crying, she comes running,' Triantafilo said. He believes Tara would help Jeremy's twin brothers, Carson and Conner, if they needed it. She's grown up with all of them. But there is no question she is partial to Jeremy, he said. Jeremy and Tara spend a lot of time walking around and talking with one another."

In addition to the award, Tara wins a year's supply of cat food and probably many more Internet views.

 

[entremet]

What a boss!

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Still the best cat.

And if Columbus is paying attention, you'll also notice the cat didn't need to shoot the dog.

 

[Gintoki]

A legend

 

[Twenty7KVN]

Well deserved that cat is awesome.

 

[Vic]

Yeaaaa! Cats wins again, as it should be*.

*Got two cats so I might be biased toward them lol

 

[entremet]

Outdoor cats are pretty rare in the US, so it's always strange seeing owned cats in public.

 

[Reset]

This is why dogs are awful. That dog should be put down.
The cat is cool and I'm glad the kid is ok.

 

[jon bones]

that cat is a real bad ass 👍🏾

 

[TimeEffect]

Betrayed by a dog, saved by a cat.

That kid will lead a confusing life.

 

[BronsonLee]

Typical cats, just stealing awards away that aren't even for them!

Spoiler

That is freaking awesome

 

[Admiral Woofington]

This is why dogs are awful.

Want me to pull up a video of a cat being a dick?

 

[braves01]

Cats stay winning

 

[entremet]

Dog looks like a stray.

I'm guessing it got put down.

 

[Rivitur]

This must be some sort of mistake! GAF is pro dog! This smelly cat would leave you to rot! The only reason it helped its owner was because it knew that it needed it to survive.

 

[Ratrat]

Still the best cat.

And if Columbus is paying attention, you'll also notice the cat didn't need to shoot the dog.

A dog that attacks children unprovoked would get less sympathy id imagine. What was it even trying to do?

 

[Ithil]

Dog looks like a stray.

I'm guessing it got put down.

It says right there in the article it was a neighbor's dog.

 

[jon bones]

Want me to pull up a video of a cat being a dick?

don't bother

Do...do you not like dogs, or something?

yeah he's got an... interesting post history

No, he tried to kill the dog since according to him it charged at him. That's a good enough reason to kill the dog.

Yes the dog is dangerous, so imo it's ok to shoot the dog since it could have injured the cop.

 

[yagal]

Team cat <3

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

:')

 

[BronsonLee]

This is why dogs are awful. That dog should be put down.

Do...do you not like dogs, or something?

 

[GulAtiCa]

Well deserved. Awesome cat

 

[ColossalLazy]

Cats <3

 

[Hazmat]

The sheer fury that the cat hits the dog with is awesome. I love every time this story pops up.

 

[Veelk]

A cat in body, a dog in soul.

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

Trans-racial scandal.

 

[Massive Nights]

Hah, fuck you dogs!

 

[twobear]

oop. the best dog.............is a cat.

hold that L, dog lovers.

 

[Heebie Jeebies]

That was only last year? I thought it was a few years older than that.

 

[Auctopus]

Was that a wild dog or what? It would've torn that kid's leg apart if it wasn't for the cat.

 

[Bodacious]

I've watched this video a dozen times or more and every time the thing that amazes me most is not that that cat chases the dog off the attack, but that it turns back to check on its family as soon as the dog is definitely running off. Smart fucking cat.

 

[massoluk]

I'm a dog guy, but that cat earned it.

 

[jon bones]

The sheer fury that the cat hits the dog with is awesome. I love every time this story pops up.

straight up body checks him, it's great

 

[terrisus]

Kitty :3

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

My hometown, booooooooooooy.

Go cat, go!

 

[Admiral Woofington]

your best cat award won't ever beat any of the dog stories of dogs sacrificing their lives for their owners or fighting alongside them in the war and being reunited.

Or most importantly our fucking bus riding dog.

Look at her.

She's all "yeah dawg, my stop is next"

 

[DECK'ARD]

Well-deserved award for the cat.

 

[CrocMother]

Outdoor cats are pretty rare in the US, so it's always strange seeing owned cats in public.

Huh? They aren't rare

 

[FunkyPajamas]

A True American Hero.


Some of you guys ought to be ashamed of yourselves bringing that dogs vs cats crap in here. :/

 

[terrisus]

Want me to pull up a video of a cat being a dick?

Was that a wild dog or what? It would've torn that kid's leg apart if it wasn't for the cat.

I'm a dog guy, but that cat earned it.

My hometown, booooooooooooy.

Go cat, go!

 

[The Cowboy]

Or most importantly our fucking bus riding dog.

Look at her.

She's all "yeah dawg, my stop is next"

Cats be doing that to .
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyl...prised-to-find-cat-regularly-catches-bus.html

The 15-year-old Tom even sits on bemused passengers' laps as the bus makes up to 10 mile round trips from Bridport to Charmouth in Dorset.
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Well done cat, body checking that dog like the boss you are, such a cutie to.

 

[Reset]

You're the worst.

So you're telling me that the dog that attacked a kid that was minding his own business and could have ripped his leg off, should continue to live?
Ok.

 

[SoldierIce64]

My hometown, booooooooooooy.

Go cat, go!

My hometown as well.
Glad to see this cat win an award.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Cats be doing that to .
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyl...prised-to-find-cat-regularly-catches-bus.html

The 15-year-old Tom even sits on bemused passengers' laps as the bus makes up to 10 mile round trips from Bridport to Charmouth in Dorset.
--
Well done cat, body checking that dog like the boss you are, such a cutie to.

motherfucker you wanna start the next great dog v cat war? Leave buses for dogs. LEAVE BUSES FOR DOGS

 

[Moozo]

Why did the dog want to steal a child anyway?

 

[FunkyPajamas]

motherfucker you wanna start the next great dog v cat war? Leave buses for dogs. LEAVE BUSES FOR DOGS

http://www.catdrivertraining.co.uk/

Let's see dogs top that.

Why did the dog want to steal a child anyway?

 

[TheOMan]

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/19/415878758/cat-wins-hero-dog-award

I knew it would be this cat right away. Well deserved.

 

[jon bones]

So you're telling me that the dog that attacked a kid that was minding his own business and could have ripped his leg off, should continue to live?
Ok.

i'm telling you that Dog and Man have been partners in crime since prehistoric eras. we have evolved together and are our lives have been so intertwined for so many thousands of years that without one or another, it is highly unlikely either would have survived to this day.

there is a reason society looks down on "anti-dog" people and consider those who are callous to violence against dogs psychopathic. cats are great animals, but dogs are man's best friend.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

http://www.catdrivertraining.co.uk/

Let's see dogs top that.

I...I don't get it? Because it has cat in the word?

 

[Shig]

Want me to pull up a video of a cat being a dick?

I'm a dog guy, but the proportional response here would be finding a video where a cat pulls a straight-up unprovoked attempted murder on a defenseless child, not one where a cat is "being a dick."