Hugging Dogs On “Death Row” Were Adopted By The Perfect Pair

In what is arguably the cutest rescue story ever, Kala and Kiera were stuck in a cold shelter chamber…with only one more day left. If nobody came for them, well, they were due to be euthanized.

On that same day, photographer Malena Evans was present at the shelter and took the following picture, which was shared on the Angels Among Us Pet Rescue Facebook Page in July:

 

It quickly went viral, with the sad words written in Kala’s voice–describing their impending fate:

“I’m Kala. This is Keira. We’re so scared in here. The people working in the shelters see how scared we are but just told each other that today is our deadline. We have to have someone rescue us or we’ll be “next.” Keira is black and not a “real boxer,” just a mix. She’s so brave and tells me it will be okay no matter what happens. She tells me to be brave too but I don’t know if I can be. Can you see our faces. Keira knows what will happen. You can see it in her eyes. She’s putting on a brave face for sure but I can feel her heart beating fast while I’m clinging to her. If no one saves us, someone will take her away from me. I’ll see her as she goes down the hallway. She won’t come back and I’ll cry. They’ll come for me next and I won’t be as brave. We’ve comforted each other while we were here. She gave me hope when I had none. Now it’s over. Unless…”

In just 2 hours and 6 minutes, the rescue reports that the two were saved by an Angels volunteer. They were safe. But now they need a home.

Obviously the pair, an 11-month-old hound mix (Kala) and a 15-month-old boxer mix (Keira), needed a home together, but that can be tricky, especially with big dogs.

But it seemed fate was on their side again when just a couple months after being rescued from the shelter, Angels Among Us Rescue posted that the two had found homes with another pair of best friends.

 

Wendy and Pam have plans to start their own Facebook for the “Hugging Dogs” so people can follow their updates and hopefully raise additional money for Angels Among Us to save more dogs from high-kill shelter in the state of Georgia. To donate to Angels Among us, go here.