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Public visitation to the shelter cancelled over COVID-19 Concerns
Attention to the volunteers and visitors, Since the Coronavirus is transmitted from person to person, any visit to the shelter will be canceled in order to protect you and the shelter's staff until further notice. You will be notified of any changes in the situation....
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🌍Earth Day- 2025🌍
Earth Day is a global event aimed at reminding us of the importance of protecting the environment. This event is held annually on April 22, and millions of people around the world come together to celebrate this environmental movement. Fortunately, in Iran, too,...
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Nader
Adopted by Carina and Dave - November 2014 - Snohomish, Washington, USA I had been watching VAFA postings provided by Farah Ravon for some time when I saw Nader's picture and the urgent need for him to have a temporary foster home when he arrived in the Seattle area....
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Tara
Adopted by Leone and Jack Samilson - July 2014 - Blairstown, NJ As you know Tara joined our family in July of 2015. Originally scheduled to be a foster, Jack and I took one look at her soulful eyes and fell in love. When she joined us we had two German Shorthair...
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Moozhan
It was Summer of 2013 that Moozhan and her little sister, Roozhan, at no more than two months of age, hungry and lost, made their way to caring hands of Vafa Shelter. It was about...
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Rojan
Rojan's departure from the shelter to her forever home was laced with kisses from her caretakers. Kisses, warm embraces and the safe haven that Niavarani family has gifted Rojan has made her one of the luckiest Vafa dogs.The starved and sickly stray who was found...
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