Two dogs save themselves from death: Kala and Keira’s hug leads to donations and a forever home
IT’S a photo that will bring a tear to any animal lover’s eye. These two dogs were photographed hugging behind bars, and it saved their lives.
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IT’S a photo that will bring a tear to any animal lover’s eye. These two dogs were photographed hugging behind bars, and it saved their lives.
The photo, posted on the Facebook page of Angels Among Us Pet Rescue in Atlanta, Georgia, came with a description of the two dogs named Kala and Keira.
The two of them are seen embracing and comforting each other as they look towards the camera.
Written in their personas, Kala described on Facebook just how scared they were of waiting to be euthanased.
She wrote: “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...”
The post then has a call out for anyone to help save their lives by sending in donations to non-profit charity dedicated to saving animals from high-kill shelters in Georgia.
“Oh my gosh!!! We see a lot of things in rescue but this absolutely will reduce you to tears!,” it said.
“Kala and Keira are in a shelter and are scheduled to be put to sleep. Today is their last day unless we can save them. This is as urgent as urgent can get. We really don’t have time to spare. We have no fosters available. Animals in need have overwhelmed us recently and we must have someone today apply to foster. These friends can be separated. They will do fine as long as they’re alive. You can donate, share and pray. But that alone won’t save them. Someone from Angels will be with you every step of your foster journey. You won’t be alone and you’ll have more joy and reward than you could ever imagine. If you’ve ever wanted to foster but just couldn’t quite decide, now is the time to say YES!!”
Two hours and six minutes later, the organisation announced the dogs have been rescued from being put down, and they had a forever home with a foster parent.
“UPDATE — Exactly 2 hours and 6 minutes. That’s how long it took this amazing community of animals lovers to come together to save the lives of two canine friends. 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,” they posted on Facebook.
In another post with a picture of their new foster parent, they wrote: “THEY ARE SAFE!!! There are no words to tell you how happy we are that these two best friends are safe and together! Thank you for your shares, donations and offers! Just look at these two!!! This is why we rescue.”
Originally published as Two dogs save themselves from death: Kala and Keira’s hug leads to donations and a forever home
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