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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

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.

Free help for animals

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.

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.

Dogs corner

Happy paws

Bring a new furry member into your family!

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.

Other ways to help

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

Crypto donations

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

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Adopt

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Be part of the change

There are millions of homeless animals across Romania. As well as countless complaints: noise, dirt, attacks by strays, diseases.

Be part of the change

#GiveHope to animals that have no one else

#GiveHope to animals that have no one else

#GiveHope to animals that have no one else

Countless problems are faced by charities like ROLDA

The issues

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Indifference

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Corruption

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Lack of education

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Filthy Public Shelters

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Overcrowded shelters

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Animal abuse

How we address these problems

How ROLDA helps people

Efficient disease management plan
Sterilization of homeless animals and pets to reduce number of litters
Responsible rehoming of healthy and sociable dogs
Working efficiently, humanely and transparently
Attracting foreign donations to alleviate Romanian social problems
Responding to disasters and crises: helping people, their pets and their farm animals
Delivering humanitarian aid to poor communities
Programme of support for senior citizens
Programme of support for children
Createing jobs in rural areas
Raising animal awareness into across the whole community

How ROLDA helps animals

Rescuing abused, homeless and injured dogs
Rehabilitating scared and insecure dogs
Disease management
Building shelters for dogs and cats
Transparency
Social campaigns
Public awareness
Law enforcement
Responsible shelter management

How we earn your trust

Love comes first

Our team rescue, provide shelter, rehabilitate and rehome dogs all year round

Thriftiness

Keeping our costs down means your gift makes the biggest waves possible

Targeting root causes

Going after the symptoms of stray animal overpopulation is temporary. Going after its causes is permanent.

Transparency

Financial and annual reports are ready for you. Simply ask.

Your donation multiplies

Your gift + marketing + grants + donated goods + matching gifts = Bigger impact

International leadership

Think Global but Act Local to help animals in the poorest area of Romania.

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