Here in the United States, Tara, the hero cat made headlines when she took on a big dog to protect a little boy. Over in the United Kingdom, they have their own hero cat known as Smudge. Smudge is a finalist for an award given to outstanding cats. Smudge protected a little child from bully’s when they went over to push the little boy to the ground. Smudge was not about to let the little boy be injured by the group of bullies and took action. The group of bullies ran off in fear. Apparently, they did not want to mess with Smudge. Hear the story from the mother of the little boy.