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20 years: The Journey from doing rescue in a small village in Romania to reaching animals outside the country’s border. Our supporters made it possible. Thank you!
20 years in front line of animal rescue
A new way to rescue
One that brings together animals in need and people who care about them.
Our work provides direct and lasting support to animals in Romania.
Our Achievements
20 years on the front line of animal rescue
Over 100.000 animals helped to date
3 shelters built and maintained to the highest standards
What we’ve done?
Over 100000 animals helped to date
3 shelters built and maintained at highest standards possible
Present situation in Romania
Around 1 million stray dogs still suffer in Romania
Life for a dog in a public shelter (PS) is dreadful
We are the only chance abused dogs have, including those from puppy mills
The population of homeless cats has increased significantly
Working animals, such as horses and donkeys, are often abused
Seniors who struggle financially and other disadvantaged communities need help caring for their pets
Romania faces the most severe stray overpopulation problem among all Eastern and South-Eastern European countries.
Millions of innocent animals are doomed to endure pain and death from the moment they are born. Before their eyes even open, millions of puppies die from starvation, illness, and violence. But our eyes are open. We can see their suffering. For more than 20 years, we have been doing our best to help them and to prevent more suffering.
Our dream is to break the cycle that leads to stray overpopulation, preventing the birth of unwanted dogs.
Tragically, the situation attracts much less media attention than countries like Greece, Turkey, and Spain. This is mainly because Romania isn’t a popular tourist destination. As a result, outsiders rarely witness the suffering of our abandoned and abused animals. Sadly, they remain hidden from view, ignored, and rarely covered by international media.
Support ROLDA in saving abused, neglected, and homeless animals in Romania! These animals never give up hope—they cling to it, just as we do every day. Hope is a precious gift that we can offer to the millions of voiceless, abandoned furry friends in Romania. What creature doesn’t fight to survive? Do they not struggle against impossible odds to protect and care for their young? We share more in common with our four-legged friends than we often realize.
And we have the power to transform their lives and to give them a safe, decent future. Without us? They have nothing, and no one. We work to demand justice for these forgotten souls who have no voice to speak up with.
This dream is possible. But not without your support.
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ROLDA never put to sleep healthy animals.
We never turn back
to an animal in need.
ROLDA provide
forever care.
We never
give up.
Where we work?
In Romania
With almost one million strays, the country faces one of Europe’s most urgent animal welfare crises. For many, life means hunger, injury, disease, and fear. For others, surviving in a cold, filthy public shelter can hardly be called a decent life. Since 2006, ROLDA exists to change this reality. We rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome abandoned animals while tackling the root causes of suffering through targeted sterilization campaigns, support for vulnerable pet owners, and humane education in local communities. Since 2021, we are also helping different other small charities across Romania affected by economic crisis.
In Ukraine
With almost one million strays, the country faces one of Europe’s most urgent animal welfare crises. For many, life means hunger, injury, disease, and fear. For others, surviving in a cold, filthy public shelter can hardly be called a decent life. Since 2006, ROLDA exists to change this reality. We rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome abandoned animals while tackling the root causes of suffering through targeted sterilization campaigns, support for vulnerable pet owners, and humane education in local communities. Since 2021, we are also helping different other small charities across Romania affected by economic crisis.
Globally
ROLDA provides emergency relief and protection to animals impacted by war, natural disasters or crisis, preventing them to be exposed to danger, hunger, diseases and helps vulnerable pet owners to protect their animals, offer them a decent life and avoid abandon them.
Rescuing animals from puppy mills, treat, shelter and prepare them for adoption is part of our global efforts to make this Planet a better place for animals, the way we all dream it will be.
ROLDA’s Work Is Transparent, Measurable and Efficient
ROLDA’s Work Is Transparent, Measurable and Efficient
We focus on
Helping animals in need
Assisting vulnerable people with pets
Educating our community
What we’ve done?
20 years in front line of animal rescue
Over 100000 animals helped and counting
Helping animals and their human companions now and for generations to come.
Case study
Click below to see how ROLDA managed, in 6 years, to reduce the population of strays from 10.000 to 1.000, using humane methods, minimal funding and logistics.
Our Work in Romania
Did you know that…
…these are called “public shelters” in Romania? Despite numerous ongoing international campaigns to reform and close them, these inhumane facilities still operate today.
““Rescued in Romania, loved all over the World”” has become a brand that embodies our mission: to find every homeless dog a loving human companion who truly deserves and respects them.
What you can do:
ROLDA Humane Impact
We provide humane solutions
Going after only the stray overpopulation problem is just temporarily treating the symptoms of a far bigger problem. Going after the root causes, the community perceptions of how and why these abuse and abandonment problems have started, will provide permanent solutions. ROLDA is determined to address these issues, and confident, given our many years of involvement with rescue, animal rehabilitation, and local community work, that we will succeed.
Failure has, and never will be, an option for our dedicated team of international staff and volunteers.
Failure has, and never will be, an option for our dedicated team of international staff and volunteers.
We rescue, provide sheltering and rehabilitation. But is it enough?
Our team rescues, provides sheltering, rehabilitation and rehome animals all year round. Not just in Romania, but to loving families across the world. Our team works all day, every day, to save the lives of not just dogs, but cats and other creatures.
ROLDA strategy is always aimed at providing long term, permanent, sustainable solutions to the massive problem of abandoned, abused and homeless animals everywhere we can.
ROLDA strategy is always aimed at providing long term, permanent, sustainable solutions to the massive problem of abandoned, abused and homeless animals everywhere we can.
We fight indifference, poverty, lack of education
Many animal abuses and abandonment issues are largely the combined result of neglect and community indifference to these poor souls, coupled with a lack of understanding regarding the truly sad situation of millions of dumped animals in Romania. Low-income families and seniors have the worst problems.
This is why ROLDA works so hard in rural villages, to educate people and thus improve a lot of the animals, and life in general, for all those living in the communities where we operate.
This is why ROLDA works so hard in rural villages, to educate people and thus improve a lot of the animals, and life in general, for all those living in the communities where we operate.
We fight abandon and uncontrolled reproduction
The main reasons why stray animals exist are because pets are abandoned, and as a result, uncontrolled reproduction results. Countless litters and their mothers suffer slow deaths as a result. The males fight and injure each other, also ending in agonizing deaths alone in the ditches, streets, and local dumps.
Sometimes citizens, even local children, are caught in the middle and injured. Even deaths have resulted.
But it does NOT have to be this way. Working together, this can be entirely preventable.
ROLDA offers free sterilization to dogs and cats from poor communities. This drastically reduces the number of unwanted animal babies born. Those tiny creatures who would inevitably suffer slow and painful deaths, alone on the streets and in the back alleys.
Sometimes citizens, even local children, are caught in the middle and injured. Even deaths have resulted.
But it does NOT have to be this way. Working together, this can be entirely preventable.
ROLDA offers free sterilization to dogs and cats from poor communities. This drastically reduces the number of unwanted animal babies born. Those tiny creatures who would inevitably suffer slow and painful deaths, alone on the streets and in the back alleys.
Be part of our humane solution!
A one time gift or a legacy donation will be maximized for the benefit of homeless and abused animals. And also divine support for the low-income villagers, especially seniors who do not want their four-legged friends taken away and destroy.
Just to remind you, ROLDA is located in southeast Romania and we work tirelessly to serve one of the poorest regions of our country. Our shelters are a real &forever home for hundreds of dogs and cats. The only home these animals have ever known. And it never would have been possible without you.
Just to remind you, ROLDA is located in southeast Romania and we work tirelessly to serve one of the poorest regions of our country. Our shelters are a real &forever home for hundreds of dogs and cats. The only home these animals have ever known. And it never would have been possible without you.
Still have questions?
Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Please chat to our friendly team.
Be the change that you want to see for those who don’t have a voice!
Permanent, meaningful change for the millions of suffering animals worldwide starts with you.
