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Spring Bazaar -Toronto 2023
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Spring Bazaar -Toronto 2023

The 4th Seasonal Bazaar was held successfully on June 17, 2023, at Parya Foundation Hall by Friends of Vafa Animal Shelter in Toronto, Canada. This success was only possible with the support of people and businesses who either became financial sponsors or participated as a vendor in the bazaar. Thank you to all of them....

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023In News
Azadeh’s Story
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Azadeh’s Story

Azadeh’s story begins with suffering and leads to happiness. A familiar scene of animal abuse: It is the summer of 2018. The heat is raging. A man on a motorcycle pulls a dog on the ground with a rope. The dog is silent, with no screaming. Another man sees the scene, stops the abuser, and...

August 26, 2022July 2, 2023In News
Kyla became Canadian
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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 much. Kyla was a bigger dog...

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021In News
A big hug for Fifa
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A big 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! Fifa was adopted once but...

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021In News
Vishki in Montreal
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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 plan was...

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021In News
Friends in Book Fair
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Friends in Book Fair

On October 2&3, 2021, Friends of Vafa Animal Shelter participated in the Persian Book Fair in Richmond Hill and introduced their published books to kids. در روزهای دوم و سوم اکتبر 2021، دوستان پناهگاه حیوانات وفا در نمایشگاه کتاب فارسی در ریچموندهیل شرکت کردند و کتاب های منتشره خود را به نمایش گذارده و به...

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021In News
Bamzi became Canadian
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Bamzi became 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 Bamzi survived...

October 15, 2021December 27, 2021In News
Booth at Farmers Market
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Booth at Farmers Market

Friends of Vafa in Canada uses every opportunity to introduce the shelter to the public. Recently, Giti Safaei, the manager of Vafa’s events, arranged a table at the Farmers Market of Sunnybrook hospital. Thursday, May 20th, two board members, Giti & Soudabeh Majidi who is an artist, presented Vafa’s table. Apart from introducing Vafa Shelter,...

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021In News
Belfido in Toronto
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Belfido in Toronto

In Spring 2018, a family bought a puppy from a puppy mill website. A few days later, the puppy fell ill with Parvo disease which needs constant care, IV and medications. To care for the ill puppy, the family had to visit the clinic every day or do all the work from home. At this...

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021In News
Riloo in Canada
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Riloo in Canada

About a year ago, we found a puppy struggling to stand on his legs left behind at the road leading to the shelter. We named him “Riloo”. With help of Malihe, one of the dedicated Vafa’s volunteers, this puppy was cared for and treated. Finally, he was able to stand on his front legs and...

April 2, 2021June 2, 2021In News
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