#GiveHope to animals that have no one else
Together with nearby town, Braila, Galati forms the largest urban area after Bucharest, the capital of Romania.
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.
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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.
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.
Galati is the birthplace of Dana, the ROLDA Founder, the place where she chose to remain to make a difference.
#GiveHope to animals that have no one else
#GiveHope to animals that have no one else
#GiveHope to animals that have no one else
Together with nearby town, Braila, Galati forms the largest urban area after Bucharest, the capital of Romania.
Galati is the 5th largest town in Romania and also a major industrial city because it hosts the largest steel plant in Europe.
Galati is located in one of the poorest regions of Romania where many seniors or people from rural areas need help for their pets.
Galati is located 8km from the border with Ukraine, a big advantage in our campaign to support Ukranian animals.
Galati has a good, accessible infrastructure and logistics to make animal rescue work possible.
Located a maximum of 4 hours by car from Bucharest airport, it is accessible to international volunteers travelling to help.
1 in 3 families live in poverty.
75% of pet owners don’t know about the mandatory vet checks.
80% of total pet owners can’t afford to cover regular veterinary costs.
Thousands of street animals need a better life.
3 large state-managed Public Shelters (PS) for homeless and abandoned dogs in the Galati – Braila area.
Around 10 privately managed shelters, some authorized, some not. ROLDA has 2 dog shelters and 1 cat shelter in the authorized category.
0 shelter and 0 options for abused and senior horses and donkeys, labor animals that can no longer serve their owners.
Once created, PawzUp Center will be the link between a community that needs to remember the benefits of animals in people’s life and animals that desperately need human compassion and support.
Support PawzUp project to contribute to animal welfare where animals need it the most for generations to come!
Dana Costin Founder ROLDA
Our team rescue, provide sheltering, rehabilitate and rehome dogs all year round
Keeping our costs down means your gift make the biggest waves possible
Going after the strays overpopulation’ symptoms is temporary. Going after its causes is permanent.
Financial and annual reports are ready for you. Simply ask.
Your gift + marketing + grants + donated goods + matching gifts= Bigger impact
Think Global but Act Local to help animals in the poorest area of Romania.