Local News
Public visitation to the shelter cancelled over COVID-19 Concerns
Attention to the volunteers and visitors, Since the Coronavirus is transmitted from person to person, any visit to the shelter will be canceled in order to protect you and the shelter's staff until further notice. You will be notified of any changes in the situation....
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World Vegetarian Day,World Farm Animals Day, World Animal Day
The first week of October has a special meaning to environmentalists. The first day of this month is World Vegetarian Day. The good news is that in the past few years, the number of vegetarians has been on the rise. This is due to an increased awareness surrounding...
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Alp
Adopted, in Ontario, Canada- December 2019 Alp was full of feelings and love. If someone touched his head he would give out a howling noise to show his gratitude and his craving for more attention. The question was who would want him with that defected skull? ...
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Sasha
Shirazi family, Spain, January 2020 Mr. Morteza Shirazi and his wife have been financial sponsors of Vafa's dogs for a long time now. While on vacation from Spain to Iran, they decided to visit the shelter to pick a young male puppy to bring back home with them to...
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Jack
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...
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Chico
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...
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