Cat Saves Child From Dog

Not the usual post for me, but the video is something. Via ABC News in Bakersfield, California:

A cat came to her best friend's rescue Tuesday when the young boy was attacked in his driveway in Southwest Bakersfield. The surveillance video shows the boy playing on his bicycle when a dog sneaks up behind him and grabs his leg. The family's cat, named Tara, rushes the attacking dog and chased it away. The boy's mother, Erika Triantafilo, told 23ABC the boy needed a few stitches, but he is doing fine this morning. She also said the dog belonged to a neighbor and is now under observation.

At the ABC site, some locals are calling for the dog to be euthanized. You'll note that the mother initially runs to help her boy, but then runs off. Apparently that was to put herself between the boy and the returning dog.