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.
Rescued in Romania, loved all over the World
Preventive care (treatments, screening) is the smart way to continue to make sure the animals don’t contract diseases and parasites.
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?
Every gift in will has the power to transform the animals World the way YOU dream it to be.
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.
Romania has a huge homeless animal problem. It’s commonplace to see animals injured, sick, abused and unfortunately tortured on the streets of Romania.
Timid dogs are often attacked and killed by large, aggressive dogs. If they escape this fate but no one claims them, they are often mercilessly killed by the shelter employees, in the most brutal way. In Romania, stray dogs are a pest, a problem to be disposed of. We at ROLDA say this is unacceptable and we are working tirelessly to end this horrendous situation. Full stop.
Enormous numbers of homeless dogs in Romania. Limited knowledge about animal care or welfare in the community. Extremely limited financial resources for people, especially in rural communities. Lack of qualified personnel to work within animal welfare. To build and run shelters that meet modern standards. To run sterilisation campaigns for pet owners in poor communities. To campaign to close illegal pounds. To help people who care for and respect animals. To ensure we are a shining example of how an animal rescue charity should be managed.
We have built two modern shelters for dogs and one for senior cats
We run sterilization campaigns all year round
We provide veterinary support and education to our community
We help seniors to look after their pets and never be forced to abandon them
We distribute educational colouring books for free in schools in rural areas
We save dogs from the local public pound as often as we can
We take action against animal abuses
We ensure a high level of transparency and excellent management within the charity
We have launched a campaign, Speak Toto’s language to help kids understand stray dogs’ body language
We release emergency funding for animals affected by disasters (e.g. the Ukraine war, the 2023 earthquake in Syria, etc)
We are dedicated to providing appropriate education and training for all shelter and rescue staff who work or volunteer for us.
We always aim to be an example for the local community and for the country as a whole. We are tirelessly working to drive forward a change in the way the public and the authorities treat stray animals in Romania.
In 2015, the family of the Ambassador of Switzerland visited our shelters and actually helped with a sterilisation campaign we ran at this time.
In 2014, His Excellency, the Ambassador of Holland visited our shelters.
In 2013 Lolita Morena, the Swiss celebrity animal activist and ex-Miss Universe, visited the ROLDA shelters. Ever since, she has been one of our top supporters and continues to visit us regularly.
In May 2005, Loretta Swit, the famous Hot Lips from the TV series M.A.S.H. visited ROLDA.
Support fundraising efforts in the UK to benefit street animals in Romania and Ukraine, as well as to campaign against illegal public shelters, animal cruelty and abuses;
Encourage responsible adoptions where it’s the duty of the Romanian shelter to deliver healthy, sociable dogs to British families and request for adopters to be serious and committed in their duties for adopted dogs;
Enable rescued dogs to receive medical assistance and sheltering, and to be adopted in the UK;
Create online education campaigns to improve animals’ wellbeing.
Text ROLDA 10 to 70085 to donate £10.
Text costs £10 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS.
With Charity car, you can donate the value of your old car to ROLDA UK.
Your love for animals can last forever when you make a gift to ROLDA in your will.
at rolda@rolda.org.uk
directly on our website.
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