'Hero' dog credited with saving two girls in the Philippines dies

This file photo taken on June 8, 2013 shows mongrel dog "Kabang" standing next to Filipino veterinarian Anton Lim (not pictured

A dog hailed as a hero in the Philippines after it lost half its face while apparently saving two girls from being hit by a motorcycle a decade ago has died, her owner said. Anton Mari Lim announced Kabang's death on Facebook this week, sparking an outpouring of grief and tributes on social media for the 13-year-old mutt. Kabang became an internet sensation in 2011 after local media reported how she had saved the lives of two girls crossing a busy road by deliberately leaping in front of a motorbike. ‘You have always been a hero, selfless to a fault,’ wrote the vet, who first treated Kabang and later adopted her.