 An intuitive pet who became a hearing cat for his owner despite having no formal training has been named National Cat of the Year 2023. Zebby beat thousands of other entries to be named overall winner in the nation's biggest celebration of cats, organised by Cats Protection and held at Wilton's Music Hall in London on July 17. Zebby was honoured in recognition of how he supports his deaf owner Genevieve Moss, 66, by alerting her to sounds around the home. Genevieve, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, said: 'I am so proud of Zebby for showing the world how intuitive and caring cats can be, and what a positive effect they can have on people's lives. 'I can't imagine life without Zebby and I'm over the moon that he's been honoured in the National Cat Awards. 'Living on my own and being deaf means life could be lonely, but not with Zebby around – he's my hero.' To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video When Genevieve isn't wearing a hearing aid, she 'can't hear anything,' so her pet's help is invaluable. 'He'll come and tap me when the phone is ringing, and then I can pop my hearing aid and speaker on and take the call,' she explained. 'In the night, if there's an unusual noise he will bat me on my head to wake me up and let me know, and if someone is at the door, he'll pace about in front of me until I get the message.' The clever cat even picks up the post (Picture: PA) As well as alerting his owner to sounds, Zebby supports Genevieve in a number of other ways. She explained: 'He is very helpful and likes to bring me things – he'll get the post from the doormat and pick it up in his mouth before dropping it in the bedroom. 'He even brings me my slippers if he finds them somewhere other than my feet!' Despite having no formal training, he's a huge support to Genevieve (Picture: PA) Genevieve describes her beloved pet as 'very special,' saying she's 'never){kind=link}
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An intuitive pet who became a hearing cat for his owner despite having no formal training has been named National Cat of the Year 2023.
Zebby beat thousands of other entries to be named overall winner in the nation’s biggest celebration of cats, organised by Cats Protection and held at Wilton’s Music Hall in London on July 17.
Zebby was honoured in recognition of how he supports his deaf owner Genevieve Moss, 66, by alerting her to sounds around the home.
Genevieve, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, said: ‘I am so proud of Zebby for showing the world how intuitive and caring cats can be, and what a positive effect they can have on people’s lives.