1. Find your dog!
Please have a look at the dogs we have available for adoption on our website. Let us know if one catches your eye and you would like more information.
We are ROLDA and we exist to #givehope to neglected, abused animals and people who care about them. ROLDA UK rehome dogs from the Romanian branch into UK forever homes. Funds raised in the UK are provided to ROLDA Romania to be expended towards its animal rescue projects or granted to organisations operating in Ukraine.
#animalsaddict
We fight against animal abandonment by taking them in or helping their owners.
Fighting animal cruelty, neglect and abuse is a constant uphill battle for us.
We pay for sterilization campaigns, the humane way to stop stray overpopulation.
Help us get illegal shelters and their traumatizing practices become history.
Wildlife trafficking is life-threatening for the animals. ROLDA is fighting against it.
We want to stop wildlife tourism exploitation. Join us.
Learn a bit of our history, how ROLDA started, why we operate in Galati, what we have been able to change for animals in a country where public shelters continue to put Romania to shame under EU's indifferent eyes.
Find out some of the most important moments of ROLDA activity.
To make HOME a little better for every living soul. To give SHELTER.
Because the bigger the challenge, the bigger the people rising up to face it.
that makes the rescue work of ROLDA UK possible in areas where animals have no one else.
Our mission is to ensure animals have a good life by advocating for them and by inspiring everyone to treat them with compassion and respect. Our strategy will build on these strong beliefs for years to come.
Rescued in Romania, loved all over the World
Since 2021, ROLDA expanded its support to different other cities across Romania
Taking care of animals means keeping preventable illnesses at bay.
Transmissible from dog to dog, a terrible condition easier to prevent than cure.
More than being a nuisance, these parasites may carry crippling or fatal diseases.
For some a temporary home, for others a permanent one. Either way, it’s vital to all.
Neglect, abuse and abandonment, backed by lack of knowledge are the causes of suffering we need to address. How? By educating people.
0 unwanted pups born = 0 unwanted pups abandoned
Not all owners are heartless. Some are just very poor. So, we help
Before-after images show our animals’ difficult journeys. They show the resilience of dogs and our hard work.
Although abusive and punishable by law, keeping dogs in chains is still a practice in many rural areas in Romania. It is a challenge to really change things.
Dog pounds are the places hope and humanity go to die. Help shut them down!
Help us call on authorities to punish the Tulcea animal abuser caught on tape.
Join our plea to ban fireworks in Romania and stop animals getting injured.
Wildlife animals’ lives are worth more than the price of tickets. Help us save them!
We are always looking for new foster carers throughout the UK as it provides a stable halfway house between the Romanian shelters and their forever home.
Speak out! Spread the word about our activity, about what we have already done, about what we plan to do. Wear our logo and start a conversation.
Bring a new furry member into your family!
We run two dog shelters, a cat sanctuary and help over 1000 animals each year. But if it wasn’t for the generosity of our supporters like you, we wouldn’t exist. Can you continue help fund our vital work?
Your donation helps us rescue animals from cruelty and neglect, care for them and find them loving homes. During the war, we extend our support to animals from Ukraine.
We have huge costs to run our shelters every year. Giving monthly is the best way to provide ongoing support in our fight to protect animals in need in Romania.
If you believe, like we do, that animal cruelty should not be tolerated, then a gift in your will means you can always be there for animals in need.
How gifts in will make a difference
Animals give us a better life. We can make them a better World. See how!
Every gift in will has the power to transform the animals World the way YOU dream it to be.
Payroll Giving is the easiest and most efficient way for you to support your favorite charity.
Our vision is a World where all animals are treated with kindness and compassion. But we can’t do it alone. Choose to support a one-off cost or a project.
Help us build a piece of art animal sanctuary in South-East Europe for people to also benefit.
When you donate Bitcoin and other crypto to ROLDA, you generally owe no capital gains tax.
You can turn your used vehicle into a meaningful contribution to help animals and ROLDA UK
Buy a virtual gift that helps a real animal in need!
Buy lovely items hand made in Romania and help animals in need becuse all profits will go toward them.
Recycle your used printer cartridges for our charity so we can save more dogs. ROLDA has teamed up with www.recycle4charity.co.uk to help raise funds for stray dogs in Romania —while helping the environment— by encouraging you to recycle your ink cartridges.
1. Find your dog!
Please have a look at the dogs we have available for adoption on our website. Let us know if one catches your eye and you would like more information.
Complete an adoption application for the dog you are interested in. Mention any other dogs you are interested in and we’ll contact you within 1 week to continue the process. Please note we are very busy, please don’t complete another application if you don’t hear from us, we will be in touch soon!
We will arrange a home check and a telephone assessment before we reserve a dog. This is imperative to confirm which dogs would be most suitable for your home environment. Once we receive feedback from the home checker, we can confirm the suitability of the dog you have chosen on our website or alternatively we can help you to choose a different dog.
The adoption fee for one of our dogs is £400 which covers essentials such as the pet passport, neutering, vaccinations, blood tests, worm and flea treatments, chip, passport preparation, and transportation fee. You can pay the adoption fee online via credit or debit card, bank transfer, PayPal or cheque. Once we receive the adoption fee, we will reserve your dog. We arrange the transportation with HOPE4PAWS Pet Transport on your behalf to ensure the process is smooth and as stress-free as possible for you.
We ask that you sign our Adoption Contract. As part of this contract, ROLDA offers a lifetime of back-up and support for your dog. If for any reason the dog needs to be rehomed we must be involved.
Once the dog arrives in the UK, he or she is brought directly to the adopter’s home. There is a 48 hour ‘resting’ period where your dog needs to remain at your home, which allows UK inspectors to visit should they decide to.
Do you need help with the adoption process?
ROLDA’s Adoption Coordinator is happy to chat with you.
Get in touch with Karen – rolda@rolda.org.uk