Merritt Clifton (USA)

ROLDA,LOOKING AHEAD...

GALATI -- Romanian League in Defense of Animals founder Dana Costin slipped her identity card into the scanner at the main entrance to the Arcelor Mittal steel mill,  was recognized and cleared for admission,  and we drove inside to count dogs.

For the next hour we cruised slowly up and down miles of paved streets and graveled alleys,  looking around every dumpster and every pile of debris heaped up for burning,  under all the parked cars and trucks,  behind each wall and under the many conduits that carry hot air and water from one part of the plant to another.

We counted 25 dogs on the premises, an area so large that most Romanian towns would fit entirely within the fenced and hedged steel mill boundaries.  The complex includes more buildings than most Romanian towns, and bigger buildings,  too.

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Paul Siegel (USA)

My name is Paul Seigel.  I am Dana Costin’s and the Romanian League in Defense of Animals’ (ROLDA) fundraiser.

I have just returned home to Florida (along with an adopted puppy named Romy) from spending time with Dana and her volunteers, staff, and veterinarian – and visiting her two sanctuaries in Galati. 

photo:Paul from Florida under the deep snow,at the exit of ROLDA large shelter.

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Jackie Campbell (Australia)

My name is Dr. Jackie Campbell. I am an Australian-trained and registered veterinarian. Over the past few months, whilst traveling throughout Eastern Europe, I became aware of the serious problem of street dogs and cats. Many of the homeless animals I saw were malnourished and in need of veterinary attention.

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