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Introducing Vafa Animal Shelter’s New Logo
Vafa Animal Shelter's current logo, masterfully designed by the volunteer work of renowned graphic artist Mr. Alireza Mostafazadeh-Ebrahimi, was the introduction point for the Shelter for many years. However, to synchronize the logo for both Vafa campuses in Hashtgerd...
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A Week of Compassion: Honoring Animals and Our Planet
The first week of October holds special significance for environmentalists and animal lovers. *The first day of this month is World Vegetarian Day. The good news is that the number of vegetarians and vegans has been rising in recent years, driven by increased...
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Hoppy, from Astara to Los Angles
In March 2017, a family who had lost their terrier dog and had reached out to the community to find their missing dog, went to Astara in response to a call that claimed their dog was seen in that neighbourhood. It turned out that it wasn’t their dog but since the dog...
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Robin Hood in USA
Why was he named Robin Hood? No, it was not because he was helping the poor. Only because the colors on his face looked like Robin Hood cartoon character. When he came to the shelter in 2016, he was less than a year old. A happy and well-behaved boy. He was a little...
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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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Fidel found his loving family
In Winter of 2019, on a Friday afternoon, a guy came to the shelter with his two Cane Corsos. He wanted to drop off only his female dog who was 2 years old. Since neither of the dogs were neutered/spayed, we were suspicious about him being involved in puppy mills and...
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