Update: Ha, it looks like we've been had, kind of -- it is a true story though. According to Snopes, this story actually happened down in LA in February, and the dogs did indeed find a home together. So, at least there was a happy ending. Thanks to drybones for clearing it up for us.

A friend of SFist sent this sad story to us earlier, and SFist commenter Rahir added it to SFist's contribute page.

In these tough times, many of us are at risk of losing our jobs and homes, like Katherine, owner of the two beautiful labs, Coco and Cookie, pictured at left.

After losing her job, Katherine and her children have been forced to move to a new home in two weeks, which doesn't accept pets, and she's trying desperately to find Coco and Cookie a home together. The lab rescue told Katherine they would likely be separated, which would break the doggie pals' hearts.

If you have the space in your home for these two beauties, or know someone else who does, contact Katherine at kjmorris74 [at] yahoo [dot] com. Ideally she's looking for someone local, so she and her family can still visit them.