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In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Afsaneh Zarrin who runs the Vafa Animal Shelte, carries an ill dog, in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. “We want to show people that those homeless dogs that they see in streets and alleyways can be our best friends”, said  Zarrin, who is in charge of adoptions. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Afsaneh Zarrin who runs the Vafa Animal Shelte, carries an ill dog, in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. “We want to show people that those homeless dogs that they see in streets and alleyways can be our best friends”, said Zarrin, who is in charge of adoptions. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, two dogs gather on a visitors car at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, two dogs gather on a visitors car at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Asal Moghaddam takes dogs for a walk at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Asal Moghaddam takes dogs for a walk at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Rana Ashoug stands inside a cage with dogs at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Rana Ashoug stands inside a cage with dogs at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Roya Ahmadi cleans dogs cages at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Roya Ahmadi cleans dogs cages at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Rana Ashough and her colleague groom a dog at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. The shelter struggles to find homes for dogs, with only around six being adopted each month. Iranians, like many other prospective dog owners, prefer purebreds to strays, something the shelter is trying to change. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Rana Ashough and her colleague groom a dog at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. The shelter struggles to find homes for dogs, with only around six being adopted each month. Iranians, like many other prospective dog owners, prefer purebreds to strays, something the shelter is trying to change. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, dogs cling to Iranian volunteer Hengameh Samifar as she tries to work at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. More than 500 dogs find care and affection at the Vafa Animal Shelter, which was established through an endowment in 2004 and is the country’s only licensed animal refuge. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, dogs cling to Iranian volunteer Hengameh Samifar as she tries to work at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. More than 500 dogs find care and affection at the Vafa Animal Shelter, which was established through an endowment in 2004 and is the country’s only licensed animal refuge. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Homa Rashid, a lawyer and volunteer at the Vafa Animal Shelter, rests with a dog, in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Homa Rashid, a lawyer and volunteer at the Vafa Animal Shelter, rests with a dog, in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteers take dogs for a walk at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteers take dogs for a walk at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, a dog stands on a rooftop at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. Man’s best friend is seen as anything but in Iran, where city workers gun down strays and conservatives view pet dogs as a corrupting Western influence. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, a dog stands on a rooftop at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. Man’s best friend is seen as anything but in Iran, where city workers gun down strays and conservatives view pet dogs as a corrupting Western influence. But in a rare animal shelter in the countryside west of Tehran, hundreds of lucky pups have found mercy, and a growing number of Iranians are learning to love them. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, a visitor plays with dogs at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. The shelter also struggles to find homes for dogs, with only around six being adopted each month. Iranians, like many other prospective dog owners, prefer purebreds to strays, something the shelter is trying to change. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, a visitor plays with dogs at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. The shelter also struggles to find homes for dogs, with only around six being adopted each month. Iranians, like many other prospective dog owners, prefer purebreds to strays, something the shelter is trying to change. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, an Iranian worker looks at dogs being released from their cages to eat at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, an Iranian worker looks at dogs being released from their cages to eat at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Asal Moghaddam plays with dogs at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Asal Moghaddam plays with dogs at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteers Roya Ahmadi, left, and Asal Moghaddam release dogs from their cages to feed them at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteers Roya Ahmadi, left, and Asal Moghaddam release dogs from their cages to feed them at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)




In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Rana Ashough, right, feeds a dog as her colleague Roya Ahmadi groom another, at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Friday, December 5, 2014 photo, Iranian volunteer Rana Ashough, right, feeds a dog as her colleague Roya Ahmadi groom another, at the Vafa Animal Shelter in the city of Hashtgerd 43 miles (73 kilometers) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)
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