Golden retriever stops cat after it falls from building and knocks over its owner in China
Golden retriever stops cat after it falls from building and knocks over its owner in China

A golden retriever stopped a cat after the feline fell from a building and knocked over its owner in northern China.

The video, shot in the city of Harbin in Heilongjiang Province on July 12, shows a cat suddenly falling down from the six-floor of a residential building, strike an elderly man walking his dog under it.

After the golden retriever saw its owner lying on the ground not moving, it spotted the cat and stopped the feline from running away.

A passerby called the police and the elderly man was sent to hospital for treatment.

He had a cervical spinal cord injury.

The old man was discharged from hospital and recovering at home, while he is going to take legal action to get compensation from the cat's owner, reports said.

The video was provided by local media with permission.