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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.

History

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.

Founder & team

that makes the rescue work of ROLDA UK possible in areas where animals have no one else.

Meet the great team

Mission

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.

Results

Rescued in Romania, loved all over the World

What we do

What we do

Help animals in need and people who look after them

Respect animals

Where we work

Since 2021, ROLDA expanded its support to different other cities across Romania

Home is where the heart is. And our heart now shelters hundreds of animals.

Animals from poor communities in Tulcea benefit from ROLDA support since 2021.

Covering the costs of cat spaying/neutering programs, as well as food donations.

Care for animals

Preventive care (treatments, screening) is the smart way to continue to make sure the animals don’t contract diseases and parasites.

Care for animals

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.

Programs

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

Rescue work

Before-after images show our animals’ difficult journeys. They show the resilience of dogs and our hard work.

Get involved

Fundraise with ROLDA

Download the guide to find out everything you need to know to raise money for ROLDA.

Free help for animals

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.

Other ways to help

When you donate Bitcoin and other crypto to ROLDA, you generally owe no capital gains tax.

Crypto donations

Donate in memory

Make a donation in memory of someone to celebrate her/his love for animals.

Create a lasting legacy for animals in need.

Take action

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.

Break dogs chain

End animal abuse in shelters

Dog pounds are the places hope and humanity go to die. Help shut them down!

Justice for Hope and her pups

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.

Dogs corner

Happy paws

Rescued in Romania, Loved all over the World. Discover our dogs that already found homes.

Ways to give

Donate

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.

Give monthly

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.

Leave a gift in your will

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!

Give at work

Payroll Giving is the easiest and most efficient way for you to support your favorite charity.

Major giving

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.

Shop & Recycle

Shop & Give back

Buy a virtual gift that helps a real animal in need!

Shop virtual gifts

Recycle and Save

Recycling items can be a fantastic way to be kind to the planet and the animals in our shelters but also to give a new life or purpose to a forgotten item and “rescue” it from going to trash.

Help the environment whilst raising money for the charity.

Your donation will help fund ROLDA’s amazing work.

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Run for ROLDA

Run for ROLDA

Great South run

More soon...

On 17th October 2026, would you like to be part of THE GREAT SOUTH RUN. This 10 mile run, starting and finishing on the glorious seafront, provides stunning running at every turn and passes iconic landmarks including the Historic Dockyard, HMS Victory and Southsea Castle.

We would love you to join our team! You will be raising funds to help us to continue to care for dogs.

Little Olga just wants to know when it will be her turn to have a human of her own to love 💛

At just one year old, Olga is a young girl with a heart of gold! She’s so smart, and all she wants is a human of her own to cuddle up to and go on adventures with – we told her we’d make it happen!

It’s easy – just drop an email to rolda@rolda.org.uk with your details.

Save the date – 17th October 2026
Places are £45.00 each with a minimum sponsorship commitment of £150.00

Then set up your Just Giving page here

Share with your friends! There are lots of ways to share your epic ½ marathon fundraiser.