Local News
Happy National Veterinary Day-2024
We wish a happy National Veterinary Day to Vafa’s partner veterinarians—Dr. Gholamreza Abedi, Dr. Saeed Rouhollah, Dr. Davar Shahiri Bonab, and Dr. Farzad Ghazi—and to all veterinarians who work tirelessly for the welfare and health of animals. Poster Designer:...
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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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Kyla became Canadian
A lady had found Kayla near Mehrshahr and brought her to the shelter in spring of 2019. Her body was covered with patches of recovered wounds. The vet suspected that her skin was damaged with some sort of chemicals. These patches never grew fur but it would not show...
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A big warm hug for Fifa
Fifa Near the end of Spring 2019 someone contacted the shelter saying that they had seen a small dog tied to a tree near the shelter. The staff searched for him and eventually found him; a sweet little guy with one cute little tooth sticking out from his bottom jaw!...
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Toffee’s Heartwarming Journey
On March 17, 2018, Toffee arrived at the shelter, brought in by his guardian who found it challenging to care for him due to frequent travels. Despite our efforts to explain that shelter life might not suit a dog accustomed to a home, it seemed futile. A year later,...
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Gypsy’s Journey to Family and Friendship
In October 2020, amidst the challenges of quarantine and COVID, we received distressing news about a small dog confined in appalling conditions behind a shop. Farzad and Mr. Karam sprang into action, engaging with the owner and persuading them to surrender the dog to...
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