To celebrate the weird and unusual insurance claims that Nationwide receives, they created the Hambone Award, named in honor of a dog who ate an entire ham while trapped in a refrigerator. This year, the 15th annual Hambone Award went to a cat named Giles who ended up folded up in a sofa bed.
Nationwide pet insurance announced that the New York cat who ended up folded up in a sofa bed was awarded the Hambone Award for the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year. Giles’ owners, Reid and Kaitlyn, said the cat was under the sofa bed when Reid’s stepmother folded it back into the couch.
Fortunately, Giles, like the rest of the finalists for the award, fully recovered from his injuries and has been avoiding sofa beds ever since.
“Giles’ predicament shows just how easily an ordinary situation can become precarious for a pet,” Jules Benson, vice president of pet health and chief veterinary officer for Nationwide, said. “We’re so glad that the quick actions of Giles’ family and their veterinary care team set him up for a speedy recovery.”
Giles and his owners were given the Hambone Award trophy by Nationwide, plus a gift card and a donation to be made in the cat’s name to an approved pet-related charity of the family’s choice.
Source: https://news.nationwide.com/kitty-stuck-in-a-sofa-earns-hambone-award-2023/