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Happy 20th Birthday, Vafa!
Vafa, which began as a small shelter, has grown tremendously over the past twenty years, weathering many challenges along the way. Throughout these years, countless individuals have dedicated their time and effort to Vafa, enduring harsh weather, and times of both...
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International Animal Rights Day-2024
December 10th is both Human Rights Day and International Animal Rights Day. How beautiful is this convergence, as both stem from the same core principle: respecting the rights of all beings, strong and weak alike, and protecting the vulnerable from the oppression and...
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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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Azadeh’s Story
Azadeh's story begins with suffering and leads to happiness. A familiar scene of animal abuse: It is the summer of 2018. The heat is raging. A man on a motorcycle pulls a dog on the ground with a rope. The dog is silent, with no screaming. Another man sees the scene,...
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Setareh; From a puppy mill to liberation and happiness
The story of Setareh has a sad beginning, but if you bear it, it will have a happy ending. Setareh was a puppy mill victim and was brought to the shelter by a family. It was their neighbor's dog. So, one day, seeing the dog in the street, they inform the neighbor that...
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Teddy chose his family himself
An animal-loving family that didn't believe in sterilization brought nine small-breed dogs to the shelter a few years ago due to problems with the neighbors. We sterilized all of them. All were adopted except Michelle, who is in the shelter. Teddy was one of them. He...
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