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Vafa Animal Shelter is a non-governmental charity organization that relies solely on private donations and volunteers.

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Established in 2004, Vafa Animal Shelter is the first animal shelter to open its door to injured and homeless animals in Iran. We are dedicated to providing shelter and care for animals in need.

Local News

Happy Nowruz-1402

It is not possible to stop the rebirth of the earth after a hard winter. It is the blossoming of nature that gives us hope for staying alive. The year that passed was with tears and smiles; full of sorrow and suffering; Full of coldness and darkness. But you, dear...

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World News

Happy New Year, Animal Lovers!

As we embark on 2024, let's “paws” for a moment to celebrate the joy our furry friends bring. Your support has been the heartbeat of our shelter, making a real difference in the lives of animals in need. Here's to a year filled with wagging tails, purrs of...

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Adopted Dogs Abroad

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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Adopted Dogs in Iran

Zoghaal : Happy in North of Iran

Hello. My name is Zoghaal (meaning charcoal). My new family gave me this name. I want to tell you how a kind family adopted me. I am one and a half years old. I used to live where some profiteer breeders forced us to give birth so that they could make money from...

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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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