'Hugging Dogs' Whose Heartbreaking Photo Went Viral Find Home Together After Being Adopted By Best Friends

This photo broke hearts. The dogs who 'hugged' made news when their photo saved them from being put down.

Kala and Keira were the faces of the charity Angels Among Us Pet Rescue. 

And now they have a forever home. They were adopted together.  

Two best friends from Atlanta who live together saw the story about Kala and Keira in People magazine.

One of the women, Wendy, had recently lost her two elderly dogs when she saw the story and realised the hugging pups were still available. So she said to her housemate, Pam, that they should go adopt the two.

'It just fell together,' Wendy explained.

'We turned our tears into smiles with these two young, playful dogs.'

Kala, an 11-month old hound mix and Keira, a 15-month old boxer mix, have finally found their permanent home. And they are still inseparable.

The original post that went viral said said: '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...'