( CNN ) -- Apparently , cats do rule and dogs drool . What other conclusion could any human being with a heart draw from the video in which a little cat bravely and boldly saves a boy being attacked by a dog ? Sure , dog people will try to argue otherwise . They 'll point to pugs and sheepdogs and Shih Tzus and other examples of cuddly , loyal , nonviolent pups . But when 's the last time you heard of a kid being viciously mauled by a tabby ? I 'm not saying all dogs are evil . But cats certainly do n't get the credit they deserve . Think popular culture , the heroic dogs immortalized in our stories . There 's Lassie . Benji . Rin Tin Tin . Old Yeller . Toto . Should we count White Fang ? Anyway , can you think of a single famous fake cat hero besides Puss in Boots ? And in real life , dogs get plenty of good press . Man 's best friend and all of that . Cats are denigrated , treated as less than , relegated to old women and semi-ironic decorations on sweatshirts . Grumpy Cat . Or nasty and creepy , like Mr. Bigglesworth . Or the Siamese cats in `` Lady and the Tramp '' -- you know , the movie with the heroic dog couple . Or stupid , like Sylvester . `` Dog lover '' is a compliment . `` Cat lady '' is not . How refreshing to see not just another cat-in-a-cardboard-box video ( though I love them , too ) but a cat doing something , being brave , saving the day . Tara , the little cat in this video , is n't just a hero to that one child . Tara is a hero to cats and cat lovers everywhere , tired of being upstaged by the bigger , brawnier , droolier pets who ca n't even manage to use a litter box . Let 's hope Tara inspires a generation of cat heroes around the globe -- as well as the rest of us , including those in children 's literature and Hollywood -- so we no longer see cats just as lazy , fat Garfield-style layabouts , but ferocious , fierce daredevils . Move over , Superman . Tara , the movie , is coming to a theater near you soon . Cats love nothing more than to bask in the sun , literally . Maybe now it 's time for cats to have their metaphorical moment in the sun as well . Go Tara !
Everybody has seen video of cat bravely and boldly saving a boy being attacked by a dog . Garfields : Dogs get press for integrity , but when 's the last time a tabby mauled a kid ? Sally Kohn : Boots proves not all cats are lazy , fat Sally Kohn or mean and creepy Mr. Garfields .