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Kabang, Philippine Hero Dog Who Lost Snout Saving Owner, Returns Home (PHOTOS)

Dog Who Lost Snout Saving Owner's Life Returns Home To A Hero's Welcome (PICTURES)
Sara C Nelson
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A dog who lost her snout saving two little girls from being hit by a motorcycle has been greeted with a hero’s welcome on her return to the Philippines.

Kabang arrived in Zamboanga City on Sunday after eight months of medical treatment in the United States.

The hound has even been bestowed with the title “ambassador of dogwill” by Mayor Celso Lobregat, the Philippines Star reported.

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A veterinarian helper holds Kabang upon her arrival at a vet center in Makati City on Sunday

Kabang’s duties will include being “an advocate of animal welfare, pet ownership and responsibility not only in Zamboanga but nationwide,” the newspaper added.

Kabang suffered her horrendous injuries after she was run over in December 2011. The two-year-old mixed breed had leapt into the path of the bike to apparently stop it from running over her owner’s teenage daughter and niece.

An account of her accident on the website Care For Kabang reads: "The brave dog’s face was severely injured in the impact because she struck the motorcycle head on.

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Kabang nudges her teddy through the grass

"The children were unhurt and the motorist had a few bruises, but Kabang lost the entire top part of her mouth. Tragically, the heroic leap planted her snout directly into the wheel of the motorcycle. When the bike flipped, her snout and jaw was ripped from her face."

Filipino vet Anton Lim accompanied Kabang to an animal hospital in California for seven months, funded by $27,000 in donations which had been raised by well-wishers from around the world.

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Though doctors performed extensive surgery on Kabang's wounds, they were unable to reconstruct her jaw or snout, the Associated Press revealed.

Kabang’s owner Rudy Bunggal told Inquirer News he was grateful for the donations for his dog’s surgery and admitted he had received offers to adopt her.

While Bunggal has expressed fears about how he will support Kabang, her vets have confirmed they are looking into how to help the family best take care of her.

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Media surround Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, early Saturday June 8, 2013 from San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Media and guests take photos of Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, at a veterinary clinic at the financial district of Makati city east of Manila, Philippines, a few hours upon arrival from San Francisco, CA with its handler Dr. Anton Lim (unseen) Saturday June 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, is shown to the media with some of her citations including the US Red Cross at a veterinary clinic at the financial district of Makati city east of Manila, Philippines, a few hours upon arrival from San Francisco, CA, with its handler Dr. Anton Lim (unseen)Saturday June 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Media surround Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, early Saturday June 8, 2013 from San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, is shown to the media at a veterinary clinic at the financial district of Makati city east of Manila, Philippines, a few hours upon arrival from San Francisco, CA with its handler Dr. Anton Lim Saturday June 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, is shown to the media at a veterinary clinic at the financial district of Makati city east of Manila, Philippines, a few hours upon arrival from San Francisco, CA with its handler Dr. Anton Lim, unseen, Saturday June 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, licks Dr. Anton Lim upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, early Saturday June 8, 2013 from San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, is cuddled by Filipino veterinarian Anton Lim upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, early Saturday June 8, 2013 from San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, sits upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, Saturday June 8, 2013 from San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, is photographed upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, Saturday June 8, 2013 from San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, is photographed upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, early Saturday June 8, 2013 from San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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Handlers carry the two-year-old mongrel dog 'Kabang' during a press conference in Manila on June 8, 2013, after returning to the Philippines to a hero's welcome following surgery in the US to reconstruct her face. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A visitor touches the head of two-year-old mongrel dog 'Kabang' during a press conference in Manila on June 8, 2013, after returning to the Philippines to a hero's welcome following surgery in the US to reconstruct her face. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Mongrel dog 'Kabang' is carried by Filipino veterinarian Anton Lim shortly after their arrival from the US at the international airport in Manila on June 8, 2013, following Kabang's surgery in the US to reconstruct her face after apparently saving two girls from being hit by a motorcycle. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Mongrel dog 'Kabang' walks shortly after her arrival from the US at the international airport in Manila on June 8, 2013, following surgery in the US to reconstruct her face after apparently saving two girls from being hit by a motorcycle. (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Filipino veterinarian Anton Lim (C) carries two-year-old mongrel dog 'Kabang' wearing a US red cross medal, during a press conference in Manila on June 8, 2013, after returning to the Philippines to a hero's welcome following surgery in the US to reconstruct her face. ( TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A handler carries two-year-old mongrel dog 'Kabang' to a press conference in Manila on June 8, 2013, after returning to the Philippines to a hero's welcome following surgery in the US to reconstruct her face. ( TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Filipino veterinarian Anton Lim (C) carries two-year-old mongrel dog 'Kabang' during a press conference in Manila on June 8, 2013, after returning to the Philippines to a hero's welcome following surgery in the US to reconstruct her face. ( TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - JUNE 08: A veterinarian helper holds Kabang, the hero dog upon arrival at a vet center in Makati City on June 8, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The female aspin returned to the Philippines after completing eight months of various procedures at University of California (UC) Davis for the loss of its snout when she saved two young girls from the path of an incoming mortocycle in 2011. The heroic dog has since been named as one of the world's top 10 heroic canines for 2012. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Mongrel dog 'Kabang' stands next to Filipino veterinarian Anton Lim shortly after their arrival from the US at the international airport in Manila on June 8, 2013, following Kabang's surgery in the US to reconstruct her face after apparently saving two girls from being hit by a motorcycle. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Mongrel dog 'Kabang' is carried by Filipino veterinarian Anton Lim shortly after their arrival from the US at the international airport in Manila on June 8, 2013, following Kabang's surgery in the US to reconstruct her face after apparently saving two girls from being hit by a motorcycle. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Mongrel dog 'Kabang' is carried by Filipino veterinarian Anton Lim shortly after their arrival from the US at the international airport in Manila on June 8, 2013, following Kabang's surgery in the US to reconstruct her face after apparently saving two girls from being hit by a motorcycle.(TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Mongrel dog 'Kabang' is carried by Filipino veterinarian Anton Lim shortly after their arrival from the US at the international airport in Manila on June 8, 2013, following Kabang's surgery in the US to reconstruct her face after apparently saving two girls from being hit by a motorcycle. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kabang, the hero dog upon arrival at a vet center in Makati City on June 8, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. (Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Mongrel dog 'Kabang' walks shortly after her arrival from the US at the international airport in Manila on June 8, 2013, following surgery in the US to reconstruct her face after apparently saving two girls from being hit by a motorcycle. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kabang, the hero dog upon arrival at a vet center in Makati City on June 8, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. (Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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