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Published: GhodGhod va Ghogholi
“GhodGhod va Ghogholi” is the latest in a series of children’s books introducing young readers to animals, written by Ms. Fatemeh (Fereshteh) Motamedi, the founder of Vafa Animal Shelters. After translating Sallaneh Sallaneh (by Marc Bekoff) and So You Love Animals...
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Happy New Year 2026
Dear Friends and Supporters, As we welcome the New Year, we would like to thank you for your continued kindness and support sincerely. Your compassion makes a genuine difference in the lives of the dogs at Vafa Animal Shelter, giving us the strength to keep going. We...
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Namak’s Journey to a Loving Home
Everyone fell in love with him from the day he entered the shelter with that innocent face in the arms of the kind young man who had rescued him. Who would have thought that someone from the other side of the world would fall in love with this sweet boy and bring him...
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Pirate: From House of Horrors to Toronto
He was the youngest and smallest survivor of the House of Horrors. When Reza held him in front of the camera with only one hand and said: "his eye is out of the socket," no one knew where his fate would lead. He was so tiny and vulnerable to survive in the crowded...
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Lotus: Beauty, Hope, and a Happy Ending
It was late spring of 2024 when this beautiful dog was discovered wandering the deserts nearby, accompanied by a few puppies. No one could say for sure if they were her own. She was brought to the shelter and found a place to call home in Yard Two. One day, as Mr....
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Ruby: The Precious Girl of the Month
On July 26, 2024, under the scorching sun on the Kooshke Zar road, she was running away from a group of large dogs and bumping into a kind woman. Out of fear, she jumped into her arms. If that woman hadn’t been there that day, who knows what might have happened to...
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