There was a stunning surprise today when the local chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals presented its annual National Hero Dog Award.
The winner was a cat.
Tara, a 7-year-old tabby from Bakersfield, bested “man’s best friend” to claim the award and its accompanying prize — which was adjusted from a year’s supply of dog food to 12 months’ worth of cat chow, courtesy of PurinaOne.
Tara was honored for risking one of her nine lives on May 13, 2014, when 5-year-old Jeremy Triantafilo was attacked by a neighbor’s dog while playing in the family’s front yard. The dog bit Jeremy in a leg, pulled him off his bike and began shaking him.
“Tara sprang into action, knocking the dog off Jeremy and chasing him out of the Triantafilos’ yard,” according to the spcaLA.
The heroic cat became an Internet sensation when Jeremy’s father uploaded security camera footage of the attack on YouTube.
“We were so impressed by Tara’s bravery and fast action that the selection committee decided that a cat this spectacular should be the National Hero Dog,” said Madeline Bernstein, president of spcaLA. “A cat who was abused, forgotten or neglected by her family would not have been as likely to perform selfless, heroic acts to save her companion.”
City News Service
Photo: Roger Triantafilo, Jeremy Triantafilo, Madeline Bernstein (spcaLA President), Erica Triantafilo, & Tara the Hero Cat courtesy of spcaLA
Brought to you by the same people who just gave GW Bush “father of the year” and who gave Obama the “nobel peace prize”.
I love both cats and dogs, but this is inane. Let’s see, in today’s world, boys are girls and vice versa, cats are dogs, white folks claiming to be black, up is down, left is right, day is night, evil is good, etc. Everything seems upside down and backwards these days to me. Welcome to planet Mindless Madhouse . . .
Rachel Dolezal = black
Elizabeth Warren = American Indian
Bruce Jenner = woman
Al Sharpton = Reverend
Al Gore = scientist
George Stepanopoulos = journalist
Hillary Clinton = honest
Barack Obama = presidential
Dog = Cat
Hi Frank,
Yeap,… that pretty much sum’s up the commie world.
Nice job,.. thanks. – JD
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“….its accompanying prize — which was adjusted from a year’s supply of dog food to 12 months’ worth of cat chow,…”
The cat won because he’s cheaper to feed. You have to remember that Purina is facing a class-action lawsuit for poisoning dogs, so they have to tighten their belts, and they may have even killed off the canine winner by feeding him their garbage.
Hi Jolly Roger,
Interesting thought,.. but not the case in any measure.
The cost differential is negligible for a company, even for one under financial duress. (If this was any kind of real financial concern for them, they would simply cancel it)
This is about the commie agenda,… bar none.
To even consider any other explanation of calling a cat a dog like this,… is to make excuses for them.
Never make excuses for the commie pyscho’s.
JD – US Marines – The commie agenda relies in part on complete distortions of reality to ridiculous extremes. Never make excuses for them,… that does a dis-service to yourself, and the our country.
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Well I can tell you my cat food isn’t so cheap 50$ for a 15lb bag. I figure if I eat organic so should my cats.
So when will this cat be on “Nine Lives” commercials, be painted white, and named “Morris”?
sorry to change the subject but where the F has the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals been while the cops kill our dogs with impunity?
same with PITA..
nothing but a bunch of FAKES!.. Just like Pamela’s Tits