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We are committed to raising 50,000 USD to split between ROLDA rescue activities
in Ukraine and Romania.

Few days after the war in Ukraine started, for the first time in ROLDA history, we went beyond our country’s borders. Ukraine is an emergency and we couldn’t remain indifferent. It was not something we planned, but something we supported in our hearts.

Since 1999, we have fought for animals abused, neglected, and abandoned and we often considered Romania not to be a safe place for animals. However, the recent situation in Ukraine gave us a different perspective and reminded us that it can always be worse.

Important: Your support will double its impact!

Thanks to our Swiss partner, for a limited time every donation will be doubled!

Donate today and your gift will be matched by our Swiss partner. This gift-matching campaign starts on 15th September and lasts until 15th October.

Even though our work is very much focused in Romania, it is very clear that animals in Ukraine are in great danger and need our help now. ROLDA made a promise to never let down an animal in need and we keep our promises.

Choose where your gift will make the most impact:

Support Romanian rescuers

Where does your gift go?
Many small organizations struggle to survive in Romania and are in danger of closing, leaving rescued animals exposed and homeless again. ROLDA is not a large or wealthy organization, but we use our funds to distribute small grants to small charities, who are in dire need of assistance to keep looking after their beloved dogs/cats.

Support Ukraine rescuers

Where does your gift go?
Days after the war started, the ROLDA team has been busy transporting dogs evacuated from war to safety in our shelters from where they can go to forever homes. We also provide humanitarian aid in terms of animal food, medical supplies, and canned food for humans but more importantly, every month, we distribute small grants to rescuers from all over Ukraine to save injured animals, pay for their vet bills and food and be able to continue rescuing.

Help dogs from our shelters

Where does your gift go?
We have hundreds of dogs in our two shelters and many of them are seniors who often require more visits to the vet, soft food, and treatment for chronic diseases. Since the beginning of the year, food costs have increased by 58%. We have made a huge effort to install solar panels to reduce electricity costs over the coming years, and hope to be able to function off grid for as long as possible, keeping in mind heating and ventilation are all electric.

Help cats from our shelters

Where does your gift go?
Our shelter for cats was created for senior and disabled cats and recently welcomed its first guests.
Veterinary costs increased continuously (like all products and services) and animals with special health issues need access to quality care to live happily and without pain.

When you donate $10, this will turn into $20 which will go directly towards helping the animals of Ukraine and Romania.

For the Ukraine emergency, we have reserved some of the kennels we have in Romania. They are organized like a hub where Ukrainian dogs were welcomed and prepared to be adopted across Europe.
Unfortunately, adoptions are slow and the current shelter costs increased dramatically over the last few months. We are trying to help more animals in need but we are completely overwhelmed.
Please, please make your donation today!
Funds raised over USD 50,000 will go directly towards the construction of the PawzUp center, please discover more about this project.

Your support will double
its impact!

Let’s discuss real cases - Why your support is vital.

These nine beauties could all have been abandoned… or worse. Sacha and Nero had puppies their owner couldn’t afford to keep. It was a nightmare that would have ended in disaster if it weren’t for ROLDA.

When beautiful animals like Sacha and Nero were expecting puppies, it should have been a happy time. Their owners should have been eagerly looking forward to welcoming and lining up new homes for their dogs’ babies, hoping they would be as cute as their parents.

Instead, Sasha’s pregnancy caused nothing but worry and stress because the family, who live not far from us near Galati, were really struggling financially along with so many of their neighbors.

They were just about managing to feed themselves and their pets and had never been able to afford the money to sterilize, microchip, and register Sacha or Nero. So when Sacha gave birth to seven little ones, there was more despair than joy. Finding an extra $400+ to make all the dogs legal within 90 days was impossible. To add to their situation, they didn’t have enough money to pay the fines if they were caught keeping unregistered pets, so all the dogs had to go.

It depresses us to say that many owners would have heartlessly disposed of them. If not killing them, taking them far from home to disorientate them and abandoning them all to fend for themselves. If this had been the fate of Sacha, Nero, and their young families, they could easily have found themselves at risk from the corrupt state-sponsored catch-and-kill squads that callously target gentle, rejected dogs who crave the human affection they’ve lost. Trusting victims are rounded up, taken to squalid compounds, and mistreated appallingly for 14 days before being slaughtered for profit.
Thankfully, what happened to every one of these lovely dogs was very different.

This story is why it matters that you have helped us build ROLDA’s reputation locally.

Because of the support and generosity you and our growing family of friends worldwide have given us, our work is getting noticed here at home. One of Dana’s ambitions has always been to transform the attitude of Romanians who don’t appreciate the rewarding bonds possible between humans and animals – and help even the poorest experience the benefits.

It’s a pity that Sacha and Nero’s owners did not take advantage of our free sterilization programs we frequently run around here, as well as in several other locations in Romania and even in Ukraine, to enable pet owners to stay within the law – and prevent unwanted litters.
However, we are so relieved they know we are giving refuge to unwanted dogs.

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But, thanks to donors like you, Sacha, Nero, and their seven pups have been given a second chance.

Their heart-warming stories will all end happily ever after… with your continuing help.
Sacha and her puppies Leo, Stina, Adele and Tara have all been adopted and are now living happily in their new forever homes in Sweden.

Leo

Adopted

Stina

Adopted

Adele

Adopted

Tara

Adopted

Nero is still with us in the shelters.
We expect he will be adopted soon, and we’ll miss him.

Nero

Max, Tina and Lizzie are all still with us, but we hope they will soon be adopted.

Max

Tina

Lizzie

THANK YOU for helping us to create happy new beginnings!

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