Heroic Dog Caught On Camera Jumping In Water To Save Drowning Cat
For as long as you can probably remember, you've been under the impression that dogs and cats are some sort of mortal enemies—complete opposites, incapable of coexisting peacefully. People often find humor in the relationship that cats and dogs tend to have with each other when they share the same home, like this illustrator who created an absolutely hilarious comic of his cat's reaction to his dog's barking.
Moreover, we regularly see people sharing photos on social media of the chaos that can easily erupt when multiple fur babies reside together, and we often find ourselves amused by the scenes presented. However, it's not an all-or-nothing situation, and there are definitely exceptions to the precedent we believe is set in stone.
Recently, a woman in Turkey captured the heroic rescue of a drowning cat on video... the hero? A dog!
No one knows how the cat fell into the deep water, but its cries for help were simultaneously impossible to ignore and far too easy to fall on deaf ears.
If it weren't for the dog, the cat surely would have drowned.
As the cat struggled to survive, the dog paced back and forth, seemingly distraught by the plight of a fellow creature in dire need of help, but unsure how to proceed. He finally attempted to put his face close to the cat, as if to say, "Climb up." However, the confused and terrified cat merely clawed mercilessly at the poor dog.
You would think the dog would tuck his tail and run, but not our hero. He jumped into the water... to save the cat!
The dog jumped into the water, swam underneath the cat, and pushed her upwards! However terrified the soaking wet cat may have been, she seemed to understand this was her chance for survival, and she managed to get safely onto land, thanks to the dog.
After a brief struggle himself, the dog also made it back out of the water.
In the end, both animals escaped to freedom, alive, albeit soaking wet.
The woman shared the video on Twitter, and it quickly went viral, but not without drawing some harsh (and quite frankly, well-deserved) criticism about her lack of real action.
People reasonably wondered why the woman's instinct was to film the animals struggling to survive such a traumatic event when she easily could have... helped them?
Although, apparently, not everyone agreed she should have helped. So, there's that.
Well, I don't know about that idea, but I am glad the dog and the cat both survived to see another day. Plus, it's really awesome to see what animals are willing to do for each other. They truly possess a level of empathy we don't give them enough credit for.
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