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Get to Know the Leadership of Vafa Shelter in Hashtgerd
Vafa Shelter in Hashtgerd benefits from two managers' volunteer services: Ms. Farah Azari and Mr. Farzad Shabanpour. Farah Azari, born in 1966, holds a Master of Science degree in Geology, and she is a retired employee of a private firm. During the winter of 2009 she...
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International Animal Rights Day-2024
December 10th is both Human Rights Day and International Animal Rights Day. How beautiful is this convergence, as both stem from the same core principle: respecting the rights of all beings, strong and weak alike, and protecting the vulnerable from the oppression and...
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Romina
April 2019- United State, Connecticut- Megan & Adrien Romina is 2 1/2-year-old, blind female dog. I was asked to help find a Passenger to bring her from Tehran to the USA. VAFA Animal Shelter had secured a permanent home for Romina in Minnesota, so I contacted my...
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Marlowe
Winter 2019- Toronto, Canada- Shaghayegh & Amir When we opened a box full of orphan puppies, we did not imagine that the first dog who poked his head out first was going to be the first one to get adopted. Just only a few weeks after these little puppies came to the...
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Chico
Chico (Formerly known as Misha), Yavari Family, Tehran, July 2017 Chiko found his forever home! Ms. Azari one of the shelter managers says: Chiko (AKA Misha) came to the shelter in November of 2016. His owner wanted to let him go because he was not a good enough...
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Kama
It has been a year since the day Kama was adopted by Mr. Noori to be the guard for his place of business – heavy machinery parking garage. It was love-at-first-sight between Kama & Mr. Noori during his visit at Vafa. Mr. Noori cuddled him and after the screening...
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