Here is a reply from someone involved in the Rescue...I was stunned. Up close and personal and cuddling with them, you could NOT tell these girls never had a home. Or maybe a kiss, hug or a word softly whispered in their ear.

In fact, Miss Nanaz had no ears....just holes with nothing to cover them. They were sweet and gentle and loving...scared, but not mistrustful.  Apparently, these girls have been protected from harm for quite sometime in this shelter in Iran. In a place where often there is little value even on human life. I am blown away by the dedication and love of the people involved in this rescue and the VAFA shelter. And hats off to Laura Harper...our totally awesome Transport Coordinator.

"Let me tell you a brief story: unfortunately stray dogs in Iran don't have much of chance for a good life. Shadi and Nanaz are SO LUCKY as they were picked to be on this beautiful journey. They are not cute puppies, are disabled and have never lived in a home- still people cared enough for them to be taken care of in Vafa Animal Shelter ( http://cal.ir/m.....n/?lang=en ), then paid for their expensive journey to North America, arranged for their medical/check up, welcomed them in here, overnighted them and transported them to their new homes. As they had to be checked in with a passenger and couldn't go as luggage, Vafa coordinators needed a passenger from Iran with a destination close to Maryland, that unfortunately wasn't an easy task to do. As we usually have more passengers coming from Iran to Toronto and we have already moved an Iranian dog from Toronto to her new home in Delaware (Thanks to amazing Lucy Moye), we took advantage of the kindness of you awesome transporters again and decided to bring these two lucky dogs to Toronto and then move them to Maryland. This time, Laura Harper and her great team stepped up to be a very critical part of these dogs' journey and we are SO GRATEFUL!"