Dear special friend of ROLDA,

You may guess I would begin with a story about a dog. However, this time I want to write about you because no matter how desperate I am to save dogs in need in Romania, no matter how this consumes me every day, this is not everything that makes me who I am. I want to improve and avoid mistakes. Sometimes I struggle to communicate and may not rise to your expectations. But I am also keen to deliver good news about a rescued dog; not just because I care about each and every dog, but because I want you to be happy that you support us, I want you to feel respected, appreciated and correctly informed.

In brief, today I write about you and how important you are in my life because you make me better, more responsible, more receptive to supporter’s wishes, and part of a community, the ROLDA community, spread all over the world where we share the same values, dreams, and ethical principles.

I thank you from all my heart for being an amazing ROLDA supporter and for not giving up on me when I was late replying to an email or when I failed to save a dog (even if my whole team tried everything) or when I asked too often, too much. Your moral and financial support made ROLDA shine in our rescue missions or at least keep going in the worst moments.

You will be pleased to know that:
● after many months of struggling through a hell situation, we finally restored water for the dogs from our large shelter;
● the dogs saved from our local public shelter early this year were rehomed in the UK, US and Canada and are now living a better life than the ROLDA team does!
● during 2021 we successfully rehomed dogs in Sweden and Switzerland too;
● despite the horrible travel restrictions, we were fortunate to welcome volunteer visitors from Switzerland who helped us create a 2022 calendar to raise funds;
● the “spayathons” held in different villages from the Galati county were successfully completed, and at the start of September we started offering sterilizations to families with pets from the disadvantaged community of Smardan;
● we created two more websites, one to cover the crypto donations and the other to provide a way to honor the memory of our supporter’s furever buddies who had passed away;
● we celebrated 15 years anniversary together with our team, foreign affiliates and incredible supporters;
● we created the first products that were delivered for free around the world to our Ambassadors;
● due to the increased abandonment of dogs, which added to an already enormous stray population, ROLDA started the first-ever National Study in Romania to find out why Romanians tend to abandon their dog. We aimed to go to the roots of dog’s behavior problems and work together with the owners to prevent/limit these abandonments;
● working with specialists, we created the first ever online ABC for kids who need guidance to learn to look after their furry buddies responsibly, to offer them (under adult supervision) correct assistance and care;
● we managed to stretch every dollar long enough to reach animals in Tulcea (a county across the Danube river) by working together with some local volunteers…

…and we hope to not stop here but wisely spend every dollar or euro received to create more good for animals in Romania, a poor country where homeless dogs and pets from poor communities struggle but deserve a better life.

Together with the entire ROLDA team, we would like to thank you once again, but never enough,  for your support. I hope that every time we give you good news or need support, we will look around and not be alone.

We wish you good health, Holidays with peace, silence and a Happy New Year!

I write this letter because it’s important that this dog story be told. I don’t intend to make you sad, but if you read the letter until the end, you will agree with me that we still can save the dog’s World and reshape the future of many who still have a chance and for whom it’s not yet too later.

I came as a puppy into your family and you liked me at the beginning.

But when I grew bigger, you put me on a chain in front of your house. And forget that I existed in your life. I remain alone in my small World, in my little improvised doghouse and this is how years were passing. Days when it rained inside, when I freeze, when I starve, days when I was so alone! And this is how years were passing and I became old.

My legs hurt, and my eyes were tired. I felt many times so sick. And so alone! You grabbed me one day and chased me off your garden. That day, I became a stray, one of the many dogs that become homeless when we get too old.

It’s my last winter …and again, I haven’t eaten for days, it’s hard to walk to search for food, it’s hard to eat it with my teeth, I got really tired. So I lay down, on the floor near the wall of a house, which could be mine, and I fall asleep. That day I got my wings and I moved up in the clouds, in the Dogs Heaven where my dreams come true and where I am fine.

Why it has to be like that and people can’t be dogs’ best friends on Earth, while we are still alive? I write this letter because I know you care. I know some people do care about dogs like me. I remind you shelters are overcrowded and some dogs still have a chance to be rescued. No dog should die nameless, starving, freezing, no dog deserves that because you might not know, but we, dogs, hope until the very last moment.

Please help shelter dogs! Every euro gives hope, food gives warmth and helps us to stay alive and continue to hope to be rescued by real humans. And at ROLDA, thanks to you, we do help dogs. We shelter them until a forever home is found. Or for the rest of their lives.

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If I will take only 1 minute from your time, I would quickly tell you that ROLDA continues to need you to transform the lives of abused and neglected dogs in a country with 2.5 million strays. Because every minute in Romania a dog is hit by a car and suffer until he passes away, alone. When you will finish reading the whole message, 1 more will be gone in dogs Heaven, either from under a truck wheel or from a horrible dog pound.

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Please listen… I have 40 more seconds left to give meaning to time that is passing too quickly, word after word, second after the second and to ask you to stay TOGETHER and empower this time with the gift of life. Because you have the power to make from this minute a unique opportunity. This minute, it’s the time of a whole life. A life like Pingu’s.

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We can transform a dog’s life to prevent him to end up under a truck wheel or in filthy prisons called public shelters. Pingu was saved by ROLDA from the local public shelter, he was living in a kennel full of large dogs which wouldn’t give this gentle dog any chance for survival. With eyes full of tears, our mind was blocked by hundreds of images of dogs we already met during that day, but in that second, when we saw Pingu, we knew he is too vulnerable and needs our help. ROLDA saved Pingu from sure death, we transported him to our shelter and in June he travels to a forever new home in Canada.

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10 seconds left won’t be enough to describe a visit to the public shelter, how dogs climb the gate, how they stuck their heads between bars, looking into your eyes to see your soul. But to cheer you up, I have enough time left to tell you how gorgeous Pingu’s smile is today. Every minute is vital especially for those who run out of time, suffering in this cruel world. The good news is, for some, we can make a difference before it will be too late. It only takes a minute, but it will last forever. My time expired, a promise is a promise. If you love all dogs from your big heart, be the promise they need.

How can you help us?

PS.: For me, for ROLDA team and all wonderful supporters like you, 7884000 minutes already gone, from the beginning in 2006 when we officially became a registered charity. 15 years already passed. Together, we are the change for animals in need.

For our 15 years anniversary, we couldn’t have a dream to celebrate this moment with anyone else but you. Because with you, together, we’re the people we’ve been waiting for to give these animals a better future.

A few years ago, a child was killed by dogs in Romania. Media presented this subject but solutions were searched only during the time this subject was hot. We, at ROLDA, consider that animals and people can live in harmony, but rules must be respected, on both sides. Romania, and especially the rural part of the country, lack education and this affect both animals and people.

With some guidance, children can learn to understand dog’s body language and avoid, as much as possible, interacting with aggressive dogs. At the same time, they can learn when a dog is playful and shows friendly behavior, which doesn’t require extra precaution. Starting from these ideas, observing the community needs and problems, ROLDA decided to start a different education program: Speak (dog) Toto language!

Dogs’ different “moods” are presented on a leaflet, which will be distributed especially in the villages surrounding Galati (and hopefully, if the program proved to be successful, in other parts of the country, too).

Communication is the way in which humans and other species understand each other. If people have the advantage of verbal, articulated communication, dogs and other animals have ancient ways of “talking” to each other. They use certain body positions and sounds to communicate their emotions and desires, both to their own kind and to humans. By barking in a certain way your dog can “tell” you how excited or scared he is to do something or when put in a new situation.

On the other hand, by adopting a certain posture he could convey the desire to be left alone or a clear wish for some playtime. Dogs are clever animals. They can learn up to 200 human words, and actually, understand their meaning. If they can adapt to our language then what’s our excuse? Why can’t we learn some Toto language basics? A few basic notions regarding stances and specific sounds it’s all we need to get along!

We live today knowing the origin of Earth, of man and animals, we learn to navigate precisely in water hundreds of years ago but we hardly manage to navigate the wide sea of words, to take time to choose the words carefully, stop using them as a weapon to hurt, but as a tool to express our feelings and help understand each other.

The modern human prefers to speak alone on a phone that has a mechanic job to convert accurately sounds into words, when not very many years ago, people were hand-writing letters to each other as a sign of appreciation.

The twist of letters and signs gives birth to words, which we use as a routine to define a pencil, a phone, and food, but beyond that our ancestral habits, our deep emotions and the bonds we created with each other, sharing the same passions and beliefs. And beyond everything else, the love that conquers it all.

If one day, the words that express our deep feelings will be gone, humanity will be gone because that’s what defines us as human beings: Not mechanic, robotic words but those that come from our hearts, and trigger the emotions that make us feel alive, that make us FEEL.

Transformed into a commercial story, Christmas should be in fact the time of year when we are reminded and given another chance to be compassionate and feel good in our own skin for being kinder, and generous.

I am happy and grateful to present to you the numbers that ROLDA achieved this tough year because communication and compassion are the greatest things I share with ROLDA supporters, besides my love for animals.

I am grateful that technology reunited ROLDA supporters from around the world, people I couldn’t meet perhaps without modern technology. But I am most grateful that we communicate as friends, and I will be always here to respond to your questions or to hear any suggestions you might have.

Happy Holidays!
Dana and the entire ROLDA Team

There are big and small charities that do great work, but some are lucky to last longer than others. When ROLDA started, I never imagined how we would be 15 years later, or how fast the years would pass. Together with my team, we were always busy with what happened TODAY, with rescuing and other struggles. We got used to authorities not helping us (sometimes contrarily), and we also got used to our community’s indifference to our work. We trained ourselves to ignore gossip and slander that once hurt like a knife in the heart. By leaving behind all the negativity, we were able to keep going even stronger.

ROLDA is my baby everything I think of or dream about. I’ve been doing this since my twenties, when sending emails to people was something new in Romania and when internet connections were prohibited, and most dial-ups were awfully slow and disconnecting all the time. People like me couldn’t afford the internet at home and spent hours (usually at night because it was cheaper) in internet cafes to learn how to use a computer and how to write in English to transmit to the World out there the misery of Romanian animals.

For big charities, 15 years is a fraction of their long existence, which in some cases dates back 100 years. Considering I am involved with ROLDA since the beginning and over half my life, for me, these 15 years represent everything: the inception, the hard everyday struggles and the dreams to make ROLDA more amazing. Once I finished high school, my whole life can be resumed like this: a hand lent to frighten animals who needed someone to hold on to, a mind always trying to understand their behavior, and fulfill their needs, a mind challenged to be resourceful and creative and, why not admit it, a bit of luck!

During these 15 years, little has been changed in public shelters managed by local authorities. It is a sad fact and worse, the EU (which Romania joined in 2007) ignored and continues to ignore this problem which represents a public health danger. On the bright side, ROLDA set an example for other Romanians who started to use the internet to request support for their own rescue missions. When I have a moment to think about this, I feel proud that ROLDA is a pioneer for Romanian animal activists. (To be on the safe side, I must advise all international supporters to ALWAYS request the registration number and bookkeeping records of charities to which they intend to donate because transparency is important to keep correct donor-charity relations).

15 reasons to consider supporting ROLDA, or to continue to be one of our supporters

ROLDA is an amazing mixture of international leaders, volunteers, adopters, and donors, who have joined the small, young but amazing Romanian team which has grown considerably over the last year. They are young talents who put their skills to work to help animals in need. And of course, my friends and mentors Lolita and Hege who stood by me in the worst moments of my life vouched for their trust and offer me the confidence to lead, and to take important decisions that they sustain without blinking. And most important of all, the wonderful team of caretakers, who might not be the highest educated, but who is there, day by day, 7 days a week, in the torrid sun or extreme cold helping our dogs live safer and giving them the hope for a better future in a real home.

ROLDA’s mission is no different than other worthy organizations. ROLDA’s mission is to rescue, shelter, rehabilitate and rehome the abused, neglected homeless animals in Romania. But with me being involved since the beginning, I know what’s behind these words: tears, restless nights, worries, disappointments, and sacrifices. And yet, I get goosebumps whenever I think of tiny details like a pair of eyes saying goodbye to me for the last time, my fingers letting go of a grateful paw going to a forever home (who I know I will not see again), the transformation of a dog from a traumatized stray into a great companion. I have lived countless moments like these, too many to count.

And every time, it’s different and special. I feel blessed to enjoy doing my work, transforming a bit into an obsession. ROLDA shaped me into the person I am today, I have a reason to believe, fight and hope. And I wonder if, in fact, the whole mission can’t be said simpler: ROLDA gives hope – because hope is what gives our lives a purpose. Thank you for being part of the ROLDA dream.

So, what does this mean for ROLDA these past 15 years?

1. 1. Built the first modern, no-kill dog sanctuary in Romania
2. 2. Rescues and provides shelter to abused, homeless animals
3. 3. Rehabilitates dogs who have suffered emotional trauma
4. 4. Protests against inhumane and unnecessary dog killing, especially mass dog killing using poison
5. 5. Registered in the US, Australia and several other countries in Europe including Romania
6. 6. Protests against the horrible conditions of the public shelters
7. 7. Helps poor community pets
8. 8. Sterilizes and microchips dogs
9. 9. Built the second large shelter for 600 dogs on death row
10. 10. International rehoming
11. 11. Fundraising Galas
12. 12. Therapy with dogs for seniors from the local center
13. 13. Education activities
14. 14. Dog houses campaign for dogs chained and exposed to extreme weather conditions
15. 15. PawzUp Center

For 12 long years, Ben the Donkey was passed from abusive owner to abusive owner. Not one of them cared for Ben. They couldn’t even bother to stroke his ears or pet his nose. To these ignorant owners, Ben was just a working animal to be exploited for profit.

It’s been four years since ROLDA rescued Ben, and he sometimes still flinches with fear when one of us goes to pet him. When Ben arrived at our shelter, his entire body was full of wounds, including his head. It took months for all his injuries to heal, but to this day, Ben suffers from severe psychological trauma from all the abuse he endured for so many years.

As a young foal, Ben carried heavy loads across dozens of kilometers each day. He was fed just enough to keep him alive for another day of torturous labor. Ben was forced to work when he was exhausted, dehydrated, hungry, and sick. And when Ben refused to work, he was savagely beaten as punishment. Ben wasn’t disobedient. He was tired and afraid!

Somehow Ben managed to survive ten years as an overworked donkey for various villagers and farmers until he was sold to a local shepherd to guard his sheep. But even though Ben no longer had to work as hard, he was constantly abused by his new owner.

One day, the shepherd had no more use for Ben and abandoned him outside the village by the side of the road.

A veterinarian notified the police, who took away Ben. In fact, he did not have a name. We called him Ben. Ben was full of wounds and parasites, severely dehydrated and very skinny. The first time I gave him a hug, I felt his ribs almost bursting out of his skin. I was devastated!

My heart broke when I saw how terrified Ben was.

When my colleagues commented that Ben was probably never fed a carrot, I started to cry because I could believe it. How expensive can one carrot be? Today, Ben eats carrots with passion. He also likes apples. And one day, I gave him pears – and he enjoyed them too.

I always try to make people feel my emotions through my writing. My goal is not only to raise awareness about ROLDA, not only to make people donate but also to make them feel what these helpless animals like Ben are experiencing. All animals need empathy.

I never had a donkey to look after before. I had never petted a donkey before (except when I was little, and my mom took me to see donkeys and ponies at a zoo in Bucharest). But you don’t need a lifetime of experience with these animals to feel for them, to show care, or to love them.

Ben and I discovered a way of communicating. He would make a funny noise greeting me at a distance. As I got closer, I say kind words to him in a soft voice so I would not scare him off. It took us months to get Ben to learn to trust people again, working at his pace, and never forcing him to do anything he didn’t want to do. With time and lots of support, Ben has overcome his traumatic upbringing.

Once in a while, he still reacts timidly, but it’s mostly if a stranger approaches him.

Maybe Ben will never truly conquer his fears, and perhaps it’s a good thing. Fear is only bad when it disrupts your life, but Ben has been enjoying life with us these past four years. Maybe that deep, underlying fear he has is what helps him stay alert.

We are glad that Ben is spending his twilight years in a safe place surrounded by people and dogs who love him. We believe that Ben is 20 years old. We can’t change his past, but we continue to ensure he has a happy future.

Thank you for reading Ben’s story! Thousands of donkeys suffer across Romania, especially in the poorest areas of the country, where ROLDA operates. Together, we can change these donkeys’ final years and give them the peaceful retirement, dignity and respect they deserve.

Help ROLDA build a small, inexpensive, but cozy and well-equipped sanctuary where to house a number of donkeys like Ben.

Donkeys don’t need much space or any luxury facility but they will enjoy the hugs and treats that our team and volunteers will offer them every day. We have plenty of land space to build something for Romanian donkeys, something that will last for generations to come.

My name is Big Bang.
I believe people mean well. As difficult as my life is, theirs is just as difficult. I was born on a farm in Romania, and I was expected, as everyone in a low-income community is, to work hard. And the work I have. Now, however, I am old. I know 17 years may not seem like much, but for a horse that has been exploited since birth, it’s a lifetime.

My family brought me to ROLDA hoping to get me help for my respiratory disease, and other chronic illnesses that need expensive medicines.

If you asked me, I just need to rest. I am an old boy who wishes to continue to serve his family, but I cannot because of my failing health. I’ve grown weak, and I am ravaged by disease. To be honest, I no longer have the strength to fight. But I worry because there is no refuge for an unhealthy horse like myself.

ROLDA wants to take me in and help me live my final days in peace, but they have no barn to house me, no food to feed me, and no money for my vet bills.

The alternative is not a kind one. One day, I will break down in our fields and die. I only hope there is a vet willing to provide a speedy and peaceful passing. But veterinary care costs money, which we do not have. I do not hold a grudge against the people for whom I have worked, and I know my friends at ROLDA mean well. They are trying to provide me with a quiet end to a long, hard life, but my work has had a purpose, and I know my family is better for it. I just hope that other horses will have a better end than me.

Big Bang’s Teory

My theory is that all people understand that you must work hard in life to survive. You hope that all your hard work will earn you a good retirement, or at least a few days to rest before you pass into the next world.

It is the same for those of us who wander on four legs. We seek only to please, to work hard, to serve and protect our human companions. We may not speak each other’s language, but we feel joy, fear, and pain as you do. We also feel tired as we age, and we hope to be allowed to rest. If I must, I will continue to toil in the fields until the day I die.

My hope for a horse sanctuary

ROLDA believes that exploited horses in Galati can have a peaceful end. They want to build us a sanctuary where we can live our final days in peace—a safe place where we can finally rest after a life of servitude. But they need your help to build this sanctuary, and I am pleading for your support.

I, Big Bang, and thousands of neglected, abused, overworked, and abandoned horses like me need your help.

We desperately need a sanctuary!

ROLDA can build it for us, but they need a helping hand. My friends at ROLDA have worked hard to develop an eco-friendly horse sanctuary design with an open field where we can run freely… something many of us have never done. They have been waiting patiently to raise the necessary funds to start construction, but they are still thousands of euros short.

Too much time has passed, my friends. Please donate today to help ROLDA build the horse sanctuary.
I, Big Bang, and my fellow horses need.
Thank you!
Big Bang

Most horses in Romania are used for intense labor and transport, especially in rural communities. There are an estimated one million “working horses” in Romania. Years ago, the European Union clearly demanded that all horses must be identified and registered, but thousands of horses are never registered so they can be sold for their meat—which is illegal in Romania.

If you happen to be born as a horse in Romania, your life is horrible. You are exploited, working day and night, and often beaten When your body is in pain, you get no medical treatment.

If you get injured, you risk being abandoned on a field, without water, to die. Some abandoned horses are attacked by wildlife and killed. If you get older and you get tired, nobody will care how you feel. You are at the mercy of your owner who might sell you for little money to the illegal meat industry.

Injured horses forced to work
Horses in Romania are forced to carry and pull items that are way too heavy for them—and when they struggle, they are whipped and beaten mercilessly.

In both scenarios, the owners utilize the horses until they die. They are pushed to extremes — even when they are severely injured—until they die from exhaustion, starvation, or disease.

The people who can afford health care for their sick and injured horses, prefer to spend their money on a “new” younger horse who will also be exploited.

40 horses found abandoned in awful conditions

When the rescue mission started, the help arrived too late for some of them. The investigation revealed that the owner of the horses was a prosecutor who abandoned them on purpose and we are still waiting for the correct verdict against this criminal.

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It’s hard and disturbing, but if you can watch the video, you understand how the horses are suffering in Romania day after day. Silence is killing animals around us. Silence will never put an end to animal abuse!

As you read these lines, a horse has been sacrificed to the illegal trade meat market.
We can’t save them all. But together we can try to save as many as we can.

However, not all horse owners are ignorant!

“Please, don’t let my buddy die!” cried Ion, an impoverished local farmer.

A few years ago, Ion came to us for help. His horse had been injured and was never treated. The horse’s injury eventually turned into a tumor that grew to an abnormal size.

Ion lived alone. Ion’s horse helped him live a modest life. When Ion explained the situation to our staff, he was in tears. He begged us to save his buddy and not let him die.

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“There is something special about Ion’s story that fascinates me and makes me feel humble and respectful. There is a drama that can’t be told in words. It’s difficult but at the same time, emotional to see people of a certain age, that could be a parent or a close relative of any of us… surviving with dignity in misery and showing a major and sincere concern for their best friend, who is in most cases an animal: a dog, a cat… or in Ion’s case – a horse. It says a lot about the humans’ bond with animals, but also about some humans’ nature, the simplicity and purity of a person who doesn’t have much to offer except his own kindness and friendship. Together, we can save this horse – I simply know it because we care and because we helped so many animals in the past. Ion is counting on you, on us… and I am hopeful that I will find the right words to better explain to you the drama of these seniors and maybe we can find a way to give constant aid to these people who are genuinely concerned and caring about their pets, who doesn’t expect much anymore from their life and find a real joy to see their pets in good shape around them.”
— Dana Costin, ROLDA Founder

Thanks to our supporters, we were able to remove the tumor. Ion and his horse continue to live together. They remain best friends.

It is the very early morning of the first sterilization day in Smardan, the veterinary clinic and its garden are full of people and their pets waiting – when Paula, our volunteer, rushed in yelping. That day, the ROLDA family grew with 2 more members: Two dirty fur balls; two pairs of innocent eyes that couldn’t open completely because of the abundance of ticks, trying to observe curiously or with precaution all our moves.

This fall, your donation doubles while your compassion remains priceless!

Today, we will tell you a story that is not unique, unfortunately. It is repeated on and on, sometimes daily. Like all our rescue stories, it starts with “yelp” – the “yelp” of Paula, the volunteer; the “yelp” of two tiny pups, abandoned to die near the cemetery fence, dehydrated in a torrid sun.  Two dirty fur balls scared and shacking; two pairs of innocent eyes that couldn’t open completely because of the abundance of ticks; noses dry, bellies full of worm parasites.

How can you ignore these yelps? Ironically, the day Paula found these two pups was another day when ROLDA offered free sterilizations in the rural areas, precisely to avoid new puppies being born to suffer. It is a fact that without the prevention treatment, 1 puppy out of 2 dies because of parvo, distemper, or other conditions while only 4 out of 6 puppies survive the whole quarantine period. That’s how hard life is to be born as a little, helpless pup in Romania.

We would love to have you near our team, on a rescue mission in Galati industrial area or in the villages surrounding this city. For the ROLDA rescue team, the sight of puppies abandoned at our shelter gate, in plastic bags, thrown from the car by people is a common sight.

Never think you saw everything, you will be disappointed – puppies are often killed, drawn, suffocated, and separated from their mom. Puppies separated from their moms, wearing the umbilical cord, with eyes still closed but sniffing for their mother’s smell while she is already far away if not dead.

Imagine you would be with our team that day, seeing the 2 puppies arriving at the clinic.  Rescuing from Romanian streets, you know that from every two puppies saved, one might die. Whom you have chosen to help to live? I am sure you say both.

The real chance these homeless animals have is the compassion of people from outside Romania because the local community is too overwhelmed by social and economical problems to put animals first. Thanks to a private supporter who chose to remain anonymous, for the next 2 months, all donations collected for these 2 pups will be doubled. Like you, we couldn’t choose, like you – we are determined to save them both and give hope to as many more as possible.

Puppy food, parasite control medicines, prevention treatments, and vaccine costs. For the next 2 months, every donated EURO will go to help these 2 pups and hundreds more dogs we already have in our care, daily but it will be doubled by an extra EURO which will enable us to save more dogs in life-threatening conditions from Romanian streets.

Since 2006, ROLDA helped over 18000 dogs but it’s you who actually saved them because you never said no and continued to support our rescue mission in Romania.

18000 times and never hearing a NO; that says a lot about us but even more about you.

Thanks to our private supporters, every euro you donate doubles its impact and gives us double the strength and double the resources to continue our work in Romania, which is not easy but is very rewarding. We can’t have you with us in Galati for the next rescue mission, so today we ask you to please, look at the 2 puppies saved by Paula and enjoy the comfort of knowing that your help saves lives where no one else does.

Don’t forget that only for the next 2 months your donation will be doubled. We are hoping to collect 10000 E to split between shelter costs and new rescue activities. Choose your gift and stay with us, with a big smile on your face, knowing that together we give hope and make miracles possible in Romania.