Adopted by Ghafoori Family -  September 4, 2012 - Harlingen, Texas My name is Ziba (which means "pretty").  I am an Iranian-American -- and a Texan at that! I was born in Iran. And as my name suggests, I was a very pretty girl. Unfortunately, when I was very little, a...

MaloosAdopted by Anna & Andrew - August 16, 2013 - Bethesda, Maryland When Maloos joined our family in August 2013, we were told that she had a fear of men. To our surprise, she quickly bonded with Andrew and it is clear that he is now her favorite human. Yet, she is...

Adopted March 24th of 2010 When Shoko came to our shelter she was a cute little puppy who soon grew to be a beautiful 50-pound dog. She gained her name, Shoko, due to her chocolate milk color. She was always very gentle mannered and never got involved in tackles with...

Adopted Sept 4, 2010, by Cathy & Don Straub Daisy found her forever loving home with a wonderful American Family! Here’s a few lines from Daisy’s mom, Cathy: “As fate would have it my son and his wife Lori live next to the kind hearted and amazing Farah. [gallery...

Adopted Aug 8, 2010 by Ara Serjoie One of the highlights of my recent trip to Iran was meeting Ms. Esna-ashari and seeing Vafa animal shelter firsthand. If there is such a thing as God'swork on earth, then I truly believe she and her team are doing it. Taking care of...

Adopted Oct 3, 2010, by Tina & Marty Gillum Murray was first featured in a group picture at the quarantine house — along with Darya, Rocky (now Vafa) and Naani.One of our beautiful supporters asked about Darya and decided to adopt her.  When I talked to Ms. Mahmoodi...

Adopted Sept 8, 2010, by Mehrnoosh Nayak I found Rocky whimpering from being beaten up. There were 7 to 8 people who had gathered around him and were just looking. Apparently, a few kids fed him some raw meat, which made him blast.I took him to the vet, and he was...

Adopted Nov 24, 2010 by Zand Family Dear Faranak, I wanted to thank you and your organization for bringing Honey to us. We are extremely happy with her. She is very active, tough and altogether a happy puppy. We are trying to potty train her. With accidents now and...

Adopted August 18th 2010 by Neda Abdoh A lovely lady contacted me from Paris – inquiring about the procedures to adopt from Vafa — as she had her eyes on Selina (Now Rotsi) –  By the time we spoke about the process and we finally found a traveler who was going to...

Adopted on Nov 23, 2010, by Mr & Mrs. Saeedi Bobby:  Our Gentle Giant It is a quite an experience to adopt a dog! We always wanted to do that, feeling sort of guilty getting two pure bred dogs, where there are so many that needed home and family. We had a dalmatian...