Adopted dogs in Iran

On March 17, 2018, Toffee arrived at the shelter, brought in by his guardian who found it challenging to care for him due to frequent travels. Despite our efforts to explain that shelter life might not suit a dog accustomed to a home, it seemed futile. A year later,...

In October 2020, amidst the challenges of quarantine and COVID, we received distressing news about a small dog confined in appalling conditions behind a shop. Farzad and Mr. Karam sprang into action, engaging with the owner and persuading them to surrender the dog to...

The story of Setareh has a sad beginning, but if you bear it, it will have a happy ending. Setareh was a puppy mill victim and was brought to the shelter by a family. It was their neighbor's dog. So, one day, seeing the dog in the street, they inform the neighbor that...

An animal-loving family that didn't believe in sterilization brought nine small-breed dogs to the shelter a few years ago due to problems with the neighbors. We sterilized all of them. All were adopted except Michelle, who is in the shelter. Teddy was one of them. He...

Hello. My name is Zoghaal (meaning charcoal). My new family gave me this name. I want to tell you how a kind family adopted me. I am one and a half years old. I used to live where some profiteer breeders forced us to give birth so that they could make money from...

Some dogs, due to their situation, have no hope for the future, but suddenly good fortune arrives. This happened to Willie and Nasha! Willie arrived at the shelter about 3 years ago. He was a small terrier found on the streets. He was old and his eyes were developing...

Jack arrived at the shelter when he was two months old in the spring of 2016. He was very weak and very ill. For a few months, he was on medication and even needed to be put on an IV. His health was not stable at all. Gholam, one of the staff at the shelter, made a...

Chico (Formerly known as Misha), Yavari Family, Tehran, July 2017 Chiko found his forever home! Ms. Azari one of the shelter managers says: Chiko (AKA Misha) came to the shelter in November of 2016. His owner wanted to let him go because he was not a good enough...

It has been a year since the day Kama was adopted by Mr. Noori to be the guard for his place of business – heavy machinery parking garage. It was love-at-first-sight between Kama & Mr. Noori during his visit at Vafa. Mr. Noori cuddled him and after the screening...

Date of adoption: March 13, 2011 - Naghmeh Amini (Fereydoon Shahr, Mazandaran, Iran) Hi. My name is Lucky. My savior angel gave me this name wishing me to be lucky and happy as long as I live. On a hot Summer day in Tehran, I found refuge near a house. I was terribly...

Adopted on Jan 11, 2012 - Keihani Family - Tehran, Iran Six year old Foxy is another one of Vafa's little guests who got lucky lately with efforts of Ms. Gandom Tadrissi. Ms. Bahareh Pour-Ahmadi tells us how this union came about: We had been thinking about getting a...

Scotty, the little puppy, was hungry and homeless when he was found by a friend of Vafa at Chitgar Park (near Tehran). He was brought to the Shelter. Last year, after a few months stay at the Shelter together with Toxando (a puppy born at the Shelter) they were...

The day Mr. and Mrs. Mafi came to the Shelter we were surprised by their enthusiasm and their confusion about choosing their dogs. Mr. Mafi closed his eyes and asked us to choose two dogs for him. If we left it to them, they probably would take all the dogs home with...

It has been a year since the day Kama was adopted by Mr. Noori to be the guard for his place of business - heavy machinery parking garage. It was love-at-first-sight between Kama & Mr. Noori during his visit at Vafa. [gallery order="DESC" type="rectangular"...

Happy Tail - SHERWIN: The cute rambunctious boy at Vafa Sherwin is one of the luckiest dogs at Vafa Shelter who was placed in the best situation possible. The caring kind Eyvaz-Zadeh family brought Sherwin in to their home and hearts with open arms. [gallery...

It was Summer of 2013 that Moozhan and her little sister, Roozhan, at no more than two months of age, hungry and lost, made their way to caring hands of Vafa Shelter. It was about...

Rojan's departure from the shelter to her forever home was laced with kisses from her caretakers. Kisses, warm embraces and the safe haven that Niavarani family has gifted Rojan has made her one of the luckiest Vafa dogs.The starved and sickly stray who was found...