As we embark on 2024, let's “paws” for a moment to celebrate the joy our furry friends bring. Your support has been the heartbeat of our shelter, making a real difference in the lives of animals in need. Here's to a year filled with wagging tails, purrs of...

The first week of October has a special meaning for environmentalists and animal lovers. *The first day of this month is World Vegetarian Day. The good news is that the number of vegetarians/ vegans has been on the rise in the past few years due to increased awareness...

World Rabies Day is celebrated every year on September 28. This day is first celebrated on the occasion of the death anniversary of rabies vaccine microbiologist and French chemist Louis Pasteur. On this day, various programs are conducted to raise public awareness...

My name is Earth, the only planet that provides all your necessities for life. However, in return, you humans destroy all the natural resources I have provided you with excessive consumption. The pollution, global warming, and climate change you have caused destroy...

According to the World Health Organization, about 200 million stray dogs are worldwide. In countries like Iran, there are usually no statistics kept, but what is clear is that stray or homeless dogs, in the absence of Animal Protection Acts, have a much more...

Let us wish the world health and peace in the New Year. Yes, these aspirations seem idealistic as they are the job of politicians to fulfill some of them, but us citizen too have a role to play. We can accept responsibility and empathy. If we accept our responsibility...

December 10, 2021 Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather and going to circuses and zoos. Many of us had our beloved “pets” and kept beautiful birds in cages. We wore wool and silk, ate hamburgers, and fished. We never considered the impact of these...

The first week of October is dedicated to animals. October 1st is World Vegetarian Day. October 2nd is World Farm Animal Day and October 4th is World Animal Day. The following statement was read at the Toronto March for Animal Rights: In all wars and genocides in our...

The Fox from The Little Prince book tells the Little Prince that he is responsible for his rose. He says: “You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.”. Man has tamed dogs and cats since over 1000 years ago, so now he is responsible for their living...

In any profession, commitment, responsibility, and compassion comes first. Being a Veterinary doctor is one of the professions that commitment and compassion are at its core. Before having experience, skills and scientific knowledge, having a moral commitment and...

Launched in 1995, World Spay Day is an annual campaign that aims to encourage people to save animal lives by spaying and neutering companion animals and feral cats. World Spay Day itself is celebrated annually on the fourth Tuesday in February (February 23 in 2021),...

The two of us, along with the rest of our playmates at Vafa, wish you all a happy New Year. Another year may have gone by, but the generosity of your hearts has been proven once again. You have proven that despite all challenges, you continue to love and support us....

World Veterinary Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of all veterinarians to animal wellbeing and society. This year, the event will happen on 25 April 2020. The theme of the World Veterinary Day 2020 is Environmental protection for improving...