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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

National Veterinarian Day- 2017

Veterinarians bridge the gap between neglecting animals and taking loving care of them! Veterinarians are like magicians, they can discover a very complicated health issue in an animal without being able to ask them even where it hurts! We at Vafa appreciate all the...

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World News

World Rabies Day-2023

World Rabies Day is celebrated every year on September 28. This day is first celebrated on the occasion of the death anniversary of rabies vaccine microbiologist and French chemist Louis Pasteur. On this day, various programs are conducted to raise public awareness...

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Adopted Dogs Abroad

Sibby

Adopted by McCormick Family - Sept 5, 2015 - Delta, BC, Canada Sibby is doing very well and has fit into our family exceptionally. We did keep her name as it suits her and she responds to it (most of the time - unless distracted by the falling rain drops that she...

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Iko (Haiku)

Adopted by Parisa Salehi & Burk Finley - Oct 2014 - Washington DC Haiku now known as Iko- came to us from Vafa as a foster. He managed his long air journey with courage. Lots of courage. When we picked him up from the airport he walked out of his crate smiling and he...

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Adopted Dogs in Iran

Tala& Parnian& Shabrokh

They did not know, they are going to their beautiful forever home, so Tala was not in the mood for a car ride, Parnian was very happy just like always and Shabrokh was confused.They all got into the car, and with old time friend Armin, we started the trip toward a...

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Jessie&Black

I'm Jessie, pretty girl with golden fur.I was very little and helpless when I came to the shelter. I lived there for a year with my good friends until...one warm summer day; a kind man came to Vafa. He picked Black and I to take to his beautiful home and garden....

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