Local News
Happy Nowruz 2018
Spring is here now! Nowadays, Persians from all around the world are celebrating Nowruz! Nowruz is celebration of spring to welcome Mother Nature coming back to life after a brutal winter! Nowruz means a "New Day", and this new day is the beginning of the New Year in...
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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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Surah (Khaleh Rizeh )
Adopted by Gloria DeGaston - Emeryville, CA - Feb 2015 I am so grateful to VAFA for all they did for my Surah (formerly Khaleh Rizeh ). She, in the short time I have had her, is so sweet, loving, playful (especially when she sees the leash come out) and a great...
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Cowcub (Abtin)
Adopted by Noam and Itai - August 2015 - Chicago, IL USA Cowcub (formerly known as Abtin) was love at first sight. He lost his leg only a few months before we met him but walked around with a huge smile and a lot of love for whoever he met. In a short span of time, he...
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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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