Facebook photo of ‘hugging’ dogs saves both from being put down

A Facebook post purporting to show two dogs hugging is being credited with saving both from being put down.

The photo was posted on Facebook by Angels Among Us Pet Rescue employees along with a heartbreaking story, written from the dogs perspective, about the two allegedly ill-fated friends.

“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,’” the post read.

The picture spread quickly, being shared thousands of times. Employees wrote on Facebook that two hours later, a local person showed up at the shelter to rescue both dogs.

“We just received word from our Angels volunteer that Kala and Keira are safely in the car and on their way to a vet -All thanks to you. From the time we posted on Facebook until the time the dogs were out of the shelter and safely in the car…2 hours and 6 minutes. That’s how you take action.”