LONDON – On the night of Sept. 11, 2014, 60 dogs were killed in an arson attack on Manchester Dogs' Home. To mark the tragedy, people began posting selfies with their pets to Manchester Dogs' Home's Twitter account, using the hashtag #HugYourHound.
Now, to mark the anniversary of the fire, the hashtag has made a return. Here are a selection of the images people have been sharing on Twitter to remember the dogs that were lost a year ago.
My beautiful beast @TheHound_ sends his best wags to mark one year from the Manchester Dogs' Home fire #hugyourhound pic.twitter.com/8QdOzUEDa5— fleetstreetfox (@fleetstreetfox) September 11, 2015
#hugyourhound pic.twitter.com/6HxN9WcW2m— Cirsty jane (@CirstyP) September 11, 2015
HARVEY & me #hugyourhound pic.twitter.com/83tAsZWVPh— Stephen (@advantage4cars) September 11, 2015
#hugyourhound @manchdogs pic.twitter.com/aE6wr1Kk1c— Aimi Munro (@weeaims) September 11, 2015
#HugYourHound in memory of those poor dogs that died in last years fire at @manchdogs pic.twitter.com/NOfOBq4d9l— Moo (@Hoyles10) September 11, 2015
Alfie and me #hugyourhound pic.twitter.com/3IoAZ1DKqL— Nic Felton (@nicfelton) September 11, 2015
To mark the anniversary of the awful blaze at the Manchester Dogs Home, #HugYourHound today. pic.twitter.com/t70Rvo8qTg— Jenny (@QueenOfTheSonic) September 9, 2015
@manchdogs #HugYourHound Merlin the Sheltie pic.twitter.com/hm6983JW3C— Sarah Colledge (@Sarah_Colledge) September 11, 2015
.#hugyourhound I'll be hugging Lu tighter today in memory of those dogs lost in last year's terrible fire @manchdogs pic.twitter.com/wG2Fe0q5Tp— Kim (@KimLilyKC) September 11, 2015
Tried to take part in @manchdogs' #HugYourHound campaign, but The Terrier wasn't in the mood for my affection! pic.twitter.com/yOSietQqrt— Dogs in the News (@DogsInTheNews) September 9, 2015
@manchdogs so happy the dogs home is back! Can't believe it's a whole year! Me and Pixie here :-) #hugyourhound @BBC pic.twitter.com/bQp8Vo87NX— Richard (@Richiebaby1987) September 9, 2015
#hugyourhound @manchdogs grateful for what I've got x pic.twitter.com/SrGpPsrryC— Jenny Tomlinson (@jennymtomlinson) September 11, 2015
@manchdogs me & my Doug Doug. Came to live with me just over 4 yrs ago now. #hugyourhound pic.twitter.com/wuoAGSSuHj— Ben Crouch (@BenCrouchBury) September 11, 2015
Me and Poppy remembering all of those poor dogs at @manchdogs #hugyourhound pic.twitter.com/L6LJuOpWFD— Lucy Brien (@Luciee92) September 9, 2015
@manchdogs @MENnewsdesk still heartbreaking to think of the tragic events that took place a year ago #HugYourHound pic.twitter.com/0EUbqIdpex— Sammie Rees (@RSammie14) September 9, 2015
#hugyourhound @McrDogsHome pic.twitter.com/bA8S6pAvHW— Cupcakes&Cotton (@JadeCarlyJ) September 9, 2015
#hugyourhound One year since Manchester Dogs Home fire pic.twitter.com/evn5BA22xC— Jod ✌️ (@JodThompson91) September 11, 2015
#hugyourhound to mark 1 year since @manchdogs home fire @tonguetweets @bbcradiomanc Theobear! pic.twitter.com/mVxRm7T0DT— Sarah Collins (@sda27) September 11, 2015
@manchdogs #hugyourhound @MENnewsdesk thinking of the poor dogs that lost there life's pic.twitter.com/uJzrUpCygm— Kellie mcleod (@kelmacace) September 9, 2015
1 year since the @manchdogs fire - gone but never forgotten. Here's my #hugyourhound pic.twitter.com/ptr991qGUP— Moo (@Lurcher_Moo) September 11, 2015
Me and my rescue dog supporting #Manchesterdogshome 1 year on #hugyourhound pic.twitter.com/xjKzpz4YU1— Lisa Davidson (@lisajdavidson1) September 11, 2015