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Two dogs were saved from certain death after a picture of them ‘hugging’ in a US pound went viral. The picture of two dogs being saved from near-certain death after a photo of them "hugging" went viral is a heartwarming tale.
Kala and Keira, a black boxer mix and a mixed hound puppy, were photographed by Malena Evans yesterday in Bartow Animal Control, Cartersville, in Georgia. Unfortunately, it's not quite true.
The photograph of the pair, posted on the Atlanta-based Angels Among Us Pet Rescue Facebook page, swiftly went viral and attracted almost 100,000 shares and ‘likes’. The group's appeal, alongside that of Etowah Valley Humane Society, raised almost £2,100 ($3,400) which as the dogs are healthy will be redistributed to help other animals in need. Kala and Keira, a black boxer mix and a mixed hound puppy, were reportedly snapped - "pensive and fearful" as one Fox affiliate reported it - waiting to be euthanised.
An administrator for the foster organisation – which works to rescue strays otherwise about to be killed by local authorities and place them with wiling carers – confirmed to The Independent that the two dogs had been safely taken from the pound. The picture then apparently went viral after it was posted online by a not-for-profit organisation called Angels Among Us Pet Rescue.
Ann Clarke, a spokesperson for the group, estimated they had a window of "less than three hours" to rescue the animals yesterday. Angels then posted an update a mere two hours later saying that the dogs had been rescued and had left the shelter, where they were on their way to a vet and then a new foster home.
She added that although the dogs had been examined by a vet and placed with a temporary foster carer, they had not yet found permanent homes for either animal. In fact, the actual chain of events is as follows:
Ms Evans, who took the original photograph, later wrote on her Facebook that when she first saw the two animals the “little red girl simply hugged her kennel mate”. Kala and Keira were indeed being prepared to be put down.
Afterwards, when the dogs had been rescued, she wrote: “I love my job!” Two charities, Angels Among Us Pet Rescue and the Etowah Valley Humane Society, were contacted by Bartow Animal Control, Cartersville, in Georgia, who said the animals were due to be euthanised.
Neither of the groups involved have a facility - meaning that they rely on donations and fosterers to come forward to house the animals and pay for vet bills. Angels Inc. received word that the animals were shortly to be euthanised and contacted the pound in order to stave off the action. Malena Evans, who works with the Angels organisation, went into the pound yesterday and collected the dogs. While she was collecting them she took a picture of the pair 'hugging' and sent it to the Angels, who posted it on their Facebook appealing for a foster.
The photograph of the pair swiftly went viral and attracted almost 100,000 shares and ‘likes,’ as well as the attention of numerous news outlets reporting that the photograph had saved the dogs' lives.
In fact, the animals were not in any danger as a charity always intended to get them out, an Angels spokesperson confirmed, but their heartwarming photograph of the moment of their rescue has raised almost £2,100 ($3,400) - which will go towards other animals in urgent need.
Ann Clarke, a spokesperson for the group, told The Independent that although both dogs were safe and had been placed with a temporary foster carer, the group were still appealing for a permanent home for both animals.