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Nine-year-old Zayin Berry received the ASPCA Kid of the Year award at the ASPCA Humane Awards on Oct. 9

Zayin earned the honor for saving a kitten being abused by a group of older kids

The boy adopted the kitten, now named Peaches, after the rescue and is now best friends with the feline

Zayin Berry's age hasn't hit double digits, but the 9-year-old boy has still had enough time to become an animal rescue hero.

On Oct. 9, the Yuma, Arizona, boy received the ASPCA Kid of the Year Award at the 2025 ASPCA Humane Awards , which were held at New York City's Plaza Hotel. Berry earned the honor through his bold and brave actions on a day in November 2024 , when he stopped a group of children who were abusing a kitten.

"I'd seen the older kids tossing a baby kitten around li

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