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International Animal Rights Day
December 10, 2021 Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather and going to circuses and zoos. Many of us had our beloved “pets” and kept beautiful birds in cages. We wore wool and silk, ate hamburgers, and fished. We never considered the impact of these...
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Poolak
Adopted by Marsha & Stan Laugher - April 9, 2014 - Oldsmar, FL My husband and I lived in Maryland in the DC suburbs, with our two dogs and two cats and were getting ready to move to Florida. I had become familiar with VAFA through facebook and had sponsored two dogs...
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Choupan
Adopted by Yvonne Formel - Oct 6, 2013 - Glen Ellyn, IL One year ago I stood in the cargo building parking lot at O'Hare International Airport while my new "jube" dog from Iran relieved himself on a 1 foot by 1 foot patch of grass. The cold autumn wind ripped past us...
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Khepel & Zebel& Brown
Brace yourself for my amazing story! My name is Brown. I was brought to the shelter as a very sick puppy with severe digestive disease that left me with a heart condition that will stay with me for life. I remember that first day at the shelter as I was thinking how I...
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Felfel ( Now Beny )
Adopted by Gelareh Hojjati on Nov 12, 2010 “True Love”One night I was really down and didn’t feel like being around any one. At 4AM, I opened Vafa’s Facbook page in search of a pick me up.It was meant to be. Felfel’s picture and story touched my heart deeply. I read...
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