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Male, Born 2014 I am Afra. A handsome boy with a rough past. My neck and my paws were tied by ropes and left on a dirt road around the shelter. I was not able to move even a bit, until a visitor coming back from the shelter saw me. I was untied and taken to the...

Female, Born 2014 My name is Shangool. I am very funny, and I am what my name means: happy. In one cold winter night, I was brought to the shelter with my sister. My sister was sick from the beginning and she flew away! I was a resilient one and endured. It has been...

Female, Born 2014 My name is Zeitoon, a girl with beautiful patterns on her coat. I am loving and social. My beginning at the shelter is very similar to the other dogs. Somebody left me in the fields around the shelter and left. Kind Mr. Karam found me and took me in....

Female, Born 2013 Last autumn I was found with a badly injured paw in Karaj town. Like many of the rescued dogs, I lived at Ilya’s house. My treatment took place in there. He gave me a name, Abroo which means eyebrow and brought me to the shelter. I am having a good...

Female, Born 2014 Together with my sister Mehr, we were abandoned outside the shelter in early autumn of 2014. We had another sister that we lost. Mehr and I were more resilient and survived. Day by day we get bigger and more playful. We are so happy to be at the...

Male, Born 2013 My name is Hakim. I am wise, well behaved and intelligent. However, this is not why I was given the name Hakim that means old school doctor! I was found and rescued from Hakimieh Street, east side of Tehran. I am a little bit of a recluse and do not...

Male, Born 2014 One day the management and volunteers of Vafa visited a shelter run by the city called Halgheh Darreh. They decided to transfer some of the sick puppies to the Vafa shelter to be treated in better conditions. Unfortunately, in Halgheh Darreh the...

Female, Born 2013 The beginning of my life story you do not know, but the ending is very happy. I am the dog that was rescued from a dried up water channel around Bagheri high way in Tehran. A kind woman who was passing the area, as usual, noticed me and realized that...

Female, Born 2014 I am Asali. A sweet girl who was rescued by the kind family of Aziz Khani. I lived in their house for a while until I became ready to live at the shelter. At the moment I live at the puppy house with other young puppies until I am completely ready to...

Shazdeh( A king’s offspring in Persian)Born 2010 I am Shazdeh, and one of the small breed dogs that came to the shelter from city of Arak on Nowruz eve of 2012. At the beginning, I was very timid and tried to stay away from others. Everyone and everything scared me....

Male, Born 2009 I am Scott. Once I had a home and a family who loved me very much until I became sick with a strange malady. I kept biting my tail and my paws until my skin was all bloody. My family tried everything. Nothing worked and they lost hope. They were told...

Female, Born 2009 I am Neli and I am considered one of the long-term residents of the shelter. I do not want to boast about myself, but I have heard from the visitors that I am a true lady with esteem. Beautifully poised, I am often sitting in a corner and watching my...

Mehr( The Sun in Persian)Female, Born 2014 I am Mehr and together with my sister we are residents of the shelter. Early in the Fall of 2014, with my two sisters, we were left outside the shelter. Unfortunately, we lost a sister, but Mah and I survived. Now we are the...

Emperatour (Emperor in Persian)Male, Born 2011 I am Emperatour and with my sister, we are residents of Vafa Shelter. Yes, my sister and I are both prominent dogs. I have a very gentle character and have no tendency for rough play. Fridays are among my favorite days....

Pesteh (pistachio in Persian) My name is Pesteh. When I was only one-month old I was left abandoned on a street in Tehran. Why I did not have a home, I cannot remember. What I remember is that Vafa’s Patrons found me, and since I was very small I was taken to a...

Female, Born 2009 Even if you have been at the shelter just once, you have seen me. Yes, I am Jessi. I am a serious girl who has the seniority rights here. I came to the shelter with a paw that needed a surgery. The surgery was done successfully. Now everybody loves...

Female, Born 2011 I am one of the happy and playful girls of the shelter. A kind lady found me when I was a very small puppy and looked after me till I grew bigger and then brought me to the shelter. When I came here I was kept in the quarantine area with a few other...

Female, Born2010 I am Rotsi. A very energetic girl residing in Lot Number 1. Every time a friend of Vafa comes inside the fenced area or goes out of it, I make sure to slip out the gate very fast! I love to tease the dogs in the outer area and even annoy them.   This...

Female, Born 2013 I am Poupak. I spent some time at Ilya’s, the kind volunteer of Vafa, and came here later. I am a happy girl and enjoy the company of people. I am the favorite of Rana one of the kind volunteers of the shelter. I love Fridays which I can be on her...

Male, Born 2012 I am Sahand. I was found in one of the industrial cities around Tehran with burnt patches on my skin. I remember the day that friends of Vafa found me, and took me in their car to the shelter. The vet believed that my skin was burnt with chemicals....