Rabat- This new video is now going viral of a cat coming to the rescue of a little boy who was attacked by a dog while he was riding his bike in the driveway.
A footage from home surveillance camera shows the boy playing with his bike behind a parked SUV when all of a sudden he was attacked by the neighbor’s dog.
The dog started pulling the boy when the family cat, Tara, jumped at the dog and chased him away.
The boy has been reported to be okay and that he only needed few stitches.
In less than three hours after the video was posted, it reached 23,000 viewers and more than 300 people commented on it. Most YouTube users praised the braveness of the cat, and expressed awe to see a cat attack a dog twice its size. Others pointed out that this cat proves that cats are also loyal to their owners.
"I love how the cat body checked a dog over twice its size. And there are scientists who say cats don't love their owners? Here's proof of how much any animal will fight to protect those who are considered family," one viewer said commenting on the video.
"I cannot watch this enuf! I am close to tears each time. Cats get such a bad rap and this proves that cats are an amazing animal!!," another viewer said.