Furry Avengers! Animal SuperheroesWhether taking a bullet or fending off attackers, these dogs and cats protected their owners when they needed them most

KILO

The 12-year-old pit bull didn't hesitate to put himself between his owner, Justin Becker, and an armed burglar who broke into their Staten Island, N.Y., home. "My dog stuck his head out the door, and then [the thug] shot him in the head," Becker told the New York Post. Miraculously, the bullet did not penetrate Kilo's skull, and he was able to recover with only pain medication.