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Happy 20th Birthday, Vafa!
Vafa, which began as a small shelter, has grown tremendously over the past twenty years, weathering many challenges along the way. Throughout these years, countless individuals have dedicated their time and effort to Vafa, enduring harsh weather, and times of both...
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World Rabies Day- 2025
September 28 is World Rabies Day. This day raises awareness about rabies and how to prevent it. It honors Louis Pasteur, who developed the first effective rabies vaccine. Experts agree that killing animals is not a solution. Vaccinating 70% of dogs is enough to...
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Vishki in Montreal
In Fall 2020 Rana and Mr. Karam noticed Vishki at the village just south of the shelter. She was a stray and one of the store owners used to feed her. It seemed like she had a health problem so one day she was brought to the shelter for treatment and neutering. The...
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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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Setareh; From a puppy mill to liberation and happiness
The story of Setareh has a sad beginning, but if you bear it, it will have a happy ending. Setareh was a puppy mill victim and was brought to the shelter by a family. It was their neighbor's dog. So, one day, seeing the dog in the street, they inform the neighbor that...
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Teddy chose his family himself
An animal-loving family that didn't believe in sterilization brought nine small-breed dogs to the shelter a few years ago due to problems with the neighbors. We sterilized all of them. All were adopted except Michelle, who is in the shelter. Teddy was one of them. He...
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