WTF Was I Thinking?
Every once in a while I come across a ‘wtf were you thinking?’ item. One such absurdity is an honor being given to a cat. And not just any cat, this ferocious feline is a family’s ‘guard cat’. Now don’t get me wrong, I think it’d be great if the kitty got the keys to the city, had a day proclaimed in it’s honor, or was given an official citation for bravery. And in fact, the Cat Fanciers Association reportedly plans to honor the fearless feline with its first ever “Cat Hero Award”. However, as you will read, not all honors given are appropriate, or are well thought out.
The cat in question is seen below saving a little boy from a serious mauling, or worse, on May 13th when he was attacked in his family’s driveway in southwest Bakersfield, California.
SuperCat To The Rescue!
The remarkable surveillance video shows the boy playing on his bicycle when a neighbor’s Labrador-Chow mix sneaks up behind him, chomps down on his leg and starts trying to drag him away. Furious, the family’s cat Tara ferociously attacked the dog and chased it back to its own yard. The boy’s mother told 23ABC that the boy needed a few stitches, but otherwise he did doing fine. Bakersfield police Sgt. Joe Grubbs told media that the dog was surrendered voluntarily by its owner and will be quarantined for 10 days before it’s put down (presumably to watch for signs of rabies), noting that “it’s not adoptable for obvious reasons”.
Invitation To Throw The First Ball
Now to the honor that makes one give their head a shake. The Bakersfield Blaze baseball team (the Class A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) reached out to the cat’s owners hoping to get Tara to make the ceremonial first pitch at a game next week. Yep, you read that right! Okay, I reckon that cats are capable of many amazing things (I know our two sure as heck are), but even picking up a baseball would be an act worthy of winning America’s Got Talent. However, cocking one back and chucking it sixty feet, six inches with any degree of accuracy, well now, that would be just downright miraculous!
Seriously? What the heck were they thinking? Just to get a cat to come when called within a week is a feat worthy of praise and recognition. Teaching it to throw a baseball in a week would make you a modern day Dr. Dolittle. A spokesperson for the team told TMZ.COM that the owner of the cat accepted the offer and Tara (along with the boy she saved) will take the mound to throw out the first pitch on May 20th.
Now by golly, if you thought the first Tara video was simply awesome (like I did), I reckon the next one’s a’going to be one that I have just got to see! Click on the picture below to watch Tara in action.
