VAFA Animal Shelter is the first animal shelter in Iran and is located in the town of Hashtgerd, about an hour and a half west/northwest of Tehran on the road to Ghazvin. It was put together with the hard work of Ms. Fatemeh Motamedi who has a deep love for animals of all shape and size and donated her land and organized the building of the shelter with her own funds. At present, the shelter is under the supervision of Ms. Lida Esna-Ashari and is run by a group of devoted volunteers and caring veterinarians who donate much of their services. The shelter also has two full time employees; a driver and caregiver, Mr. Karam Fakoori, and a second caregiver, Agha Gholam. The shelter is home to over 300 dogs and cats, and the entire operations are funded by donations.

You can make a donation via Paypal to fatemehmotamedi@hotmail.com.

This blog is to help familiarize people with the shelter and the hard work of the people who make it possible. The blog is also a way of introducing the idea of adopting dogs from Iran. We love animals and adopt them regularly, but we seldom contemplate adopting one from Iran.

For more info, email sheydaardalan@aol.com.
To visit VAFA contact Lida Esna-Ashari, Director (in Iran): (0912)-12-11-629 (mobile/cell) or (0261)-340-94-74 (home).

~Source Vafa Animal Shelter