Iran’s only licensed animal refuge, the Vafa Animal Shelter is home to more than 500 dogs in a country where conservative lawmakers have called for dog ownership to be banned or at least heavily restricted. All photos by Vahid Salemi / AP Photo
Iranian dog shelter rescues strays - in pictures
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