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Happy Nowruz 1401
This year, we are more aware of the beauty of Nowruz than ever before. After a difficult time, we now appreciate Nowruz more than ever and hope to see hugs and smiles forever. Here's hoping this new year brings peace and love to the world. "Vafa", with the unwavering...
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World Veterinary Day 2022
Vafa animal shelter celebrates world veterinary day and honors veterinarians who protect and safeguard those who cannot speak for themselves. Our hearts go out to the veterinary teams who helped hundreds of animals who also were victims of war in Ukraine and other...
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Luigi :From Hashtgerd to Germany
Luigi was left in front of the shelter's doors in June 2019 and walked up to the shelter himself. He was a boy with a relatively large body and short arms and legs. Due to his size, he could not be kept in backyards and no one was interested in adopting him to live in...
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Kyla became Canadian
A lady had found Kayla near Mehrshahr and brought her to the shelter in spring of 2019. Her body was covered with patches of recovered wounds. The vet suspected that her skin was damaged with some sort of chemicals. These patches never grew fur but it would not show...
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Jaajaa found a home!
In March 2019, on the day of Vafa’s Nowruz Market, it was quite busy. It was on this day, a young boy brought a puppy, whom he had found and could not keep, to the shelter. The shelter could not accept new dogs, and puppies that young are in danger of catching...
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Zico
In 2019, a man contacted us, and said that his son has brought a dog home. He said he feels sorry for the dog because his son is mistreating him. After hearing our suggestions, dad was able to convince the son to give the dog to a foster we had found. However, the...
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