This is the hero cat who chased off a neighbour’s pet dog when it
attacked a four-year-old boy.
The tabby, called Tara, curls up next to Jeremy Triantafilo at his
home in Southwest Bakersfield, California, as he is interviewed by
ABC News following video of the attack being uploaded to YouTube
this week.
Tara reportedly adopted the family six years ago after turning
up while the boy’s mother Erica and father Roger were on a
date. At the time they were unmarried and had no idea they would
end up together.
Jeremy, who suffers from autism, can be seen in the video stroking
Tara while perched on a sofa; a bandage around his leg clearly
visible. He received ten stitches to his leg following the
incident.
‘She’s a hero! She has whiskers,’ the little boy gleefully told the
interviewer, before leaning in to kiss his best friend on the
head.
‘Oops, she jumped!’ he added as she leaped down.
Is she better than any cat in the world? ‘Yes’ he said. And she
really is.