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AMAZING VIDEO: Cat saves boy from dog attack in Southwest Bakersfield
KERO ^ | 05/14/2014 | Derek VandeWeg, Anne Stegen

Posted on 05/14/2014 9:49:30 AM PDT by Pyro7480

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To: FlJoePa

GO KITTEHS!!!!!!! Like a little mini-panther!


81 posted on 05/14/2014 3:49:18 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: Spktyr

Cats, as I have always maintained, are the ultimate fighters of the animal world. The “Sugar Ray Robinsons of the the animal world” if you will...


82 posted on 05/14/2014 3:51:59 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: Pyro7480

That’s one awesome cat!! Hope he left that devil dog with a few deep bites and scratches to contemplate.


83 posted on 05/14/2014 4:01:06 PM PDT by Justice
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To: Pyro7480

Wow! That cat came on the scene with some serious velocity.


84 posted on 05/14/2014 4:02:45 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: All
Here's our hero:

Soft kitty
Warm kitty
Little ball of fur

85 posted on 05/14/2014 4:08:41 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: William Tell; Tiger_eye
You can see on the video as the boy gets up that he is still entangled in his bicycle.

It also looked to me like the video is spliced there, with some stuff edited out. We weren't there, so let's not judge as if we were.

86 posted on 05/14/2014 4:26:23 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: Vigilanteman

“I love it how the cat turns around briefly to look for the boy’s mother’s approval and then quickly turns back on pursuit of the dog.” Yes, Yes, I noticed that too.

I also like how the cat went right for his face. He’s a strong dog, he pulled that kid right off the bike.

The cat really saved him, she might have saved his very life.

Good kitty, bad, bad doggie.


87 posted on 05/14/2014 4:27:03 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: FlJoePa

What a beauty!!!

88 posted on 05/14/2014 4:28:47 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: Albion Wilde

89 posted on 05/14/2014 4:44:24 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: FlJoePa

Such a beautiful girl. And she’s earned herself an extra large helping of tuna.


90 posted on 05/14/2014 5:05:03 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'm not anti-government, government's anti-me.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
effin Reuters. When will I learn. Here's the real Hero Cat:


91 posted on 05/14/2014 5:25:23 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: Pyro7480

I don’t understand why there are multiple locations for the video camera. It almost looks to me like this was a setup.


92 posted on 05/14/2014 5:26:59 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The Stone Age didnÂ’t end because we ran out of stones)
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To: norwaypinesavage

It’s a security system. Probably motion activated. Multiple cameras. You think someone set up the wounds in that little boy’s leg?


93 posted on 05/14/2014 5:31:46 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: norwaypinesavage
She has multiple camera monitors set up around the outside of her house. She took various clips and edited them together to give the fuller picture of what happened. Why would you think its a setup?
94 posted on 05/14/2014 5:32:26 PM PDT by Justice
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To: Yardstick

Cats can sprint to 35-40mph. They’re *fast.*


95 posted on 05/14/2014 5:33:17 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: jocon307

That’s actually a standard cat engagement strategy. The cat is going for the dog’s head with the intention of blinding it. The next step is either for the cat to make its escape while the blinded opponent is unable to pursue, or if the cat believes the opponent is an existential threat that is too dangerous to live, rip open the major blood vessels in the neck and open the windpipe.

Or, in other words, if a cat decides a threat has to die RIGHT NOW, it takes out their eyes and rips out their throat. And yes, even little 7 pound Fluffy can do it.


96 posted on 05/14/2014 5:43:27 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Vigilanteman

Cat is probably also looking around to make sure doggie doesn’t have any friends with him. They *know* dogs roam in packs.


97 posted on 05/14/2014 5:46:17 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Pyro7480

Awesome!


98 posted on 05/14/2014 5:49:49 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

The Egyptians (among others) kept leopards and other big cats as pets and hunting companions in antiquity. They noted that unlike dogs, cats could be taught not to eat the game the hunter brought down when they went to bring it back.


99 posted on 05/14/2014 5:51:45 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Pyro7480

I’ve known a few cats to be demonstrably protective of their favorite human, but this incident is really amazing. That little boy sure has a good friend.


100 posted on 05/14/2014 6:02:29 PM PDT by niteowl77 ("Why do we go to Iowa? Because that's where the suckers are.")
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