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Introducing Vafa Animal Shelter’s New Logo
Vafa Animal Shelter's current logo, masterfully designed by the volunteer work of renowned graphic artist Mr. Alireza Mostafazadeh-Ebrahimi, was the introduction point for the Shelter for many years. However, to synchronize the logo for both Vafa campuses in Hashtgerd...
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World Vegetarian Day, World Farm Animals, World Animals Day- 2023
The first week of October has a special meaning for environmentalists and animal lovers. *The first day of this month is World Vegetarian Day. The good news is that the number of vegetarians/ vegans has been on the rise in the past few years due to increased awareness...
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Bamzi becomes Canadian
In 2018, a father imports a Labrador puppy from outside of Iran for his son, and signs the puppy up for training at a training school. But living at these schools is too early for a puppy that young, and as a result, the puppy got Distemper. It was a hard battle, and...
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Hoppy, from Astara to Los Angles
In March 2017, a family who had lost their terrier dog and had reached out to the community to find their missing dog, went to Astara in response to a call that claimed their dog was seen in that neighbourhood. It turned out that it wasn’t their dog but since the dog...
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The story of Willy& Nasha adoption
Some dogs, due to their situation, have no hope for the future, but suddenly good fortune arrives. This happened to Willie and Nasha! Willie arrived at the shelter about 3 years ago. He was a small terrier found on the streets. He was old and his eyes were developing...
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Jack
Jack arrived at the shelter when he was two months old in the spring of 2016. He was very weak and very ill. For a few months, he was on medication and even needed to be put on an IV. His health was not stable at all. Gholam, one of the staff at the shelter, made a...
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