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National Veterinarian Day- 2017
Veterinarians bridge the gap between neglecting animals and taking loving care of them! Veterinarians are like magicians, they can discover a very complicated health issue in an animal without being able to ask them even where it hurts! We at Vafa appreciate all the...
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International Homeless Animals Day/ 2022
The history of animal rights and shelters have long been intertwined. In the 1870s, animal welfare advocates noted that children and animals were equally vulnerable and needed protection. So, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) enacted...
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Surah (Khaleh Rizeh )
Adopted by Gloria DeGaston - Emeryville, CA - Feb 2015 I am so grateful to VAFA for all they did for my Surah (formerly Khaleh Rizeh ). She, in the short time I have had her, is so sweet, loving, playful (especially when she sees the leash come out) and a great...
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Cowcub (Abtin)
Adopted by Noam and Itai - August 2015 - Chicago, IL USA Cowcub (formerly known as Abtin) was love at first sight. He lost his leg only a few months before we met him but walked around with a huge smile and a lot of love for whoever he met. In a short span of time, he...
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Engi ( Engineer)
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...
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Benjamin &Toofan
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:...
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