The SPCA in Los Angeles gave out their 'Dog of the Year' award last week... but apparently not a single canine was deserving, so they gave it... to a CAT.

Yup, you read that correctly.  The winner was a seven-year-old tabby named Tara, who saved a four-year-old kid in Bakersfield, California last year from a DOG attack.  The video of it went viral, so they broke tradition, and gave it to her instead.  On top of winning the award, it comes with a year's worth of cat food.  Dog's everywhere have got to be loving this... Ha!


Plus, last year Tara threw out the first pitch at a baseball game!

For the record, I'm all about recognition when someone (or animal) does something heroic... But that last video was stupid.

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