Adopted dogs in Iran

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...

Adopted by Alimardani's family "Saari", a 2 month old boy, who wandered the street hopelessly and hungry, was lucky enough to be found by Vafa's friends. He spent two happy years in Vafa to heal until Doctor Alimardani along with his little daughter came and picked...

It was last winter when Mr. Sajad Farahmand came to Vafa to take two dogs with him. Nikoo, who is now named "Lucky", and "Chaman" were the two boys Mr. Farahmand chose to go home with them. [gallery order="DESC" type="rectangular" size="medium"...

They did not know, they are going to their beautiful forever home, so Tala was not in the mood for a car ride, Parnian was very happy just like always and Shabrokh was confused.They all got into the car, and with old time friend Armin, we started the trip toward a...

I'm Jessie, pretty girl with golden fur.I was very little and helpless when I came to the shelter. I lived there for a year with my good friends until...one warm summer day; a kind man came to Vafa. He picked Black and I to take to his beautiful home and garden....

My name is Darya (Sea). I awaited Anahita every Friday at the shelter to come and take me out for walk and play. I have always loved to have a person that I can look after. I will never forget the day that Mr. Seyfi came to the shelter to take me to their house of...

Hi! I am Gorgi (means wolfie) , a handsome guy with pointy ears that hear everything and help me guard against outlaws. My sister, Kara and I lived at the Vafa shelter for a long time and were good to each other.     One day Mr. Najafi came to the shelter and hired us...

My family calls me Engi, short for Engineer, because I'm so smart.I had lived at the shelter for a long time until a day late in the fall when Mr. Bayat and his family chose me to take home with them. They named me Engi because of my mannerism when we met and the way...

I am Benjamin, a kind and dignified wise guy. My brother, Toofan, is just the opposite of me, ---he likes to play restlessly, chase cats, poke his nose in every hole, and study every little speck analytically. I am not amused by him a bit. Our story goes like this:...