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Eight year old Zayin Berry was at a skate park in Somerton, Arizona, when he saw a group of older children throwing a tiny kitten between them like a football.
He knew they were bigger than him. Arguing wasn't going to stop them.
So Zayin went and got the one thing he valued most. His skateboard.
He walked over and offered it to the boys in exchange for the kitten. They took the skateboard, left with it, and dropped the frightened little cat behind.
The kitten was covered in dirt, struggling to breathe, and suffering from a severe eye infection. Zayin carried him straight to his mother, and together they rushed him to the Humane Society of Yuma. Veterinarians managed to save the kitten's life, but one eye could not be saved.
The family named him Peaches and gave him a permanent home.
When Zayin was told Peaches would lose an eye, he had only one concern.
"I don't care as long as he lives, because he's my best friend."
For giving up something he loved to save a life that couldn't save itself, the ASPCA named Zayin Berry its 2025 Kid of the Year. Peaches still sleeps beside him every night, a quiet reminder that one child's kindness changed everything.