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Just because a dog is caught on the street and placed in a shelter does not mean it has been rescued. In Romania, most dogs are left to die in those shelters. Sadly, many people think these “rescued” dogs are filthy, sick, violent, and dangerous.

But a dog can end up in a shelter for many reasons:
● Death of owner
● Divorce or separation
● Financial troubles
● Relocation
● Irresponsible owner… the list goes on.

In poor countries like Romania, almost all the dogs that end up in public shelters were born on the streets!
6,000 puppies are born on the streets of Romania every year.
2.5 million dogs in Romania are homeless.

Thousands of these dogs are caught and thrown in public shelters every year. Most of them die from being neglected … or they are brutally killed.
The conditions inside these public shelters are horrific!
These dogs are NOT “rescued!
Because homeless dogs are a big problem in Romania, public shelters are a quick way to fix it.
These dogs just need a little attention and they can live to be healthy pets, but it’s easier for public shelters to kill them or let them die.

Make change possible!

At ROLDA shelters, every dog we rescue receives medical care, grooming, rehabilitation, food, exercise, bedding, friendship, and love. Every dog we rescue gets an opportunity to become adopted … or at least spend the rest of their lives in a safe and loving environment.

If every public animal shelter cared about the welfare of their dogs, they would discover a gentle and kind soul desperate for love. Irresponsible and ignorant shelters are to blame for the poor conditions of their dogs… NOT the dogs themselves.

If people stopped looking at shelter dogs as filthy, sick, violent, and dangerous animals … they would be saving their lives! Whether a dog ends up in a public shelter or a ROLDA shelter, it deserves to live and be loved. To learn more about public shelters, and how ROLDA rescues dogs, visit sponsoradog.org

P.S. You can help ROLDA shut down these horrific public shelters (or “death camps”). Visit us at help.rolda.org

You would be saving thousands of lives!

ROLDA has successfully rehomed 200 homeless dogs from Romania in the UK. We are very proud of this achievement, but we believe the numbers can be better There are 2.5 million homeless dogs in Romania. 20,000 of these dogs struggle near our shelters in Galati. 6,000 puppies are born on the streets of Romania every year.

Poverty is one of the main reasons the homeless dog problem in Romania is severe. And it’s also why many Romanians can’t afford to adopt. Even though the dogs are free … and even though there are many good homes in Romania … people cannot afford the costs. This is why we seek help from other countries.

ROLDA started in 2006 as a small non-governmental organization operating in one of the poorest regions of Romania. The UK has been very helpful and supportive of our cause, and we are very grateful. But the more people know about ROLDA dogs, the better chance they have of finding good homes. And for every adopted dog … 2 lives are saved! That’s right! When you adopt a dog, you are making room in our shelters for another homeless dog … and giving it an opportunity to find a good home one day.

Lives are on the line

There are over 63.4 million people living in the UK. Can you imagine the number of dog adoptions if every one of these people knew about these poor Romanian dogs? Even if 700 people adopted one dog, that would make room in our shelters for 700 more dogs. That’s 1,400 lives saved!

So please, if you or someone you know is considering adopting a dog, visit ROLDA today at sponsoradog.org. Remember, just because these dogs are free does not mean there is something wrong with them. Many have suffered on the streets for years, and they deserve a good home.

P.S. You can also help by spreading the word about ROLDA. You might be saving more lives than you think!

ROLDA UK registration number 1162690. Download here the Gift Aid form. Please complete, save and send it to roldauk@gmail.com

What would you think if someone offered you a free dog? Believe it or not, many people think that there must be something wrong with that dog. The truth is there are many reasons for offering a free dog: financial troubles, medical issues, unable to provide quality care, unable to own pets, allergies… The list goes on.

When someone is offering a free dog, at least they are acting responsibly. Many people abandon their dogs because it’s easier.

Sadly, some people are forced to abandon their dogs. Romania is a poor country. The average income is 200 EUR per month. Millions of people cannot afford to own pets, but a lot of them try because they love animals.

It’s much more difficult for a poor Romanian family to give away a free dog because the majority of the population is also poor. As a result, millions of dogs are abandoned. There are 2.5 million street dogs in Romania. There are 6,000 puppies born on the streets every year. They suffer from starvation, sickness, abuse, neglect, torture, poison, cold, heat, and death.

If it wasn’t for ROLDA and its generous support of the UK, and other participating countries, these numbers would be much higher. ROLDA rescues hundreds of abandoned dogs every year and helps them find homes across Europe and sometimes in the USA. But the adoption rate is still low compared to the number of abandoned dogs.

We need your help to increase the number of adoptions!

For every 1 dog adopted, 2 lives are saved! For every 1 dog adopted, we can rescue 1 more dog and bring it to our shelter. Just because a dog is up for adoption, or because someone is giving away a free dog, does not mean there is something wrong with it. Adopting is much cheaper than buying a dog. And you would be saving a life that has only been known to suffer.

We have 700 dogs to choose from. Find one today at sponsoradog.org. When you bring your dog home, we bring another one to our shelter.

P.S. If you cannot adopt right now, you can help a dog by donating, sponsoring, or sending a gift. Every support helps to save another life.

ROLDA UK registration number 1162690. Download here the Gift Aid form. Please complete, save and send it to roldauk@gmail.com

The aging horse asks for a peaceful end! I know they mean well. As difficult as my life is, at least the same difficult it’s theirs. I was born on a farm in Romania, and I was expected, as everyone in a low-income community is, to work hard. And work I have. Now, however, I am an old man. 17 years may not seem like much in human terms, but for a horse that has been a beast of burden since birth, it’s a lifetime.

My family brought me to ROLDA hoping they could get us to help for my respiratory disease, and other chronic illnesses that need expensive medicines. Myself, I think most of all I just need rest and recovery time. I am an old boy who wishes to continue to serve his family but cannot given my current health. My body is weak and aged; ravaged by diseases I no longer have the strength to fight.

We cannot afford a rest, and my family does not have the money to buy a younger, healthier horse. I know if I cannot work, I am a financial burden on a family which already carries too many money worries. There will be no place here for me for long. There is no refuge, nor “retirement” houses for an aged or unhealthy horse.

I do my best not to dwell on those thoughts, and what the future now holds for me…
Nor do I place blame, or cast stones. I know only my work, my family and farm, and the financial realities that we face. ROLDA wants to take me in and allow me to live my final days in peace. But there is no barn to house me, no food to feed me, no money for my final medical bills.

The alternative to a horse shelter being established in my home of Romania is not a kind one. One day, I will break down in our fields. On that day, I will 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 blame the four-legged creatures who have been my family. I do not hold a grudge against the people for whom I have worked. I know that those strangers at ROLDA mean well. They are trying to provide me with a quiet end to a long life. A hard life, but my work has had a purpose, and I know my family is the better for it.

I may only be a horse, but I feel, I think and I have a theory.

Big Bang Theory
My Big Bang Theory is that all people around the world 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 our world on four legs. We seek only to please and to work hard to serve and protect our human families. We may not speak your languages, but we feel joy, fear, and pain as you do. We 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 drop down.

But ROLDA feels there is a better way. A barn could be built for all of us broken-down farm animals. A place where we can live our final days in peace, and rest after a life of servitude.

Please consider a donation to help build a ROLDA barn where I, and so many other horses and donkeys, can live out our last days free of work and the pain that we live with each day.

When I look around me these days I feel a great sense of pride. It was over a decade ago that we built our first shelter and rescued the first 60 dogs from a lonely and harsh life. Today we have 2 shelters that 700 dogs currently call home. Every day I try to spend time with each one, but the truth is that most days I cannot. However, the precious moments I experience with these beautiful animals remind me that whenever I am not with them, I am fighting for them.

I am relieved and happy that these dogs are safe under our care, but I believe they deserve much more. Our shelters shouldn’t become their home. There is a loving family for every one of these dogs—and I’m trying to find them.

When I am able to turn one of these forgotten strays into a family member, it is the greatest feeling in the world! The moment one of our dogs is adopted, 2 lives are saved! It means that there is a vacancy in our shelters for another abandoned dog.

It’s exciting because we get to go out and rescue another poor, defenseless stray who will get the chance to become part of a family. You can be that family! If you’ve been considering adding a pet to your life, adopt one of our dogs. These dogs are hungry for love and compassion. They have been alone for too long.

You’re not only giving them an opportunity, but you’re also giving us an opportunity to save more lives. Near our shelters, there are roughly 20,000 homeless dogs wandering the streets sick and starving. It breaks my heart that I can’t save them when they are so close.

I need your help. They need your help.
If you’re not ready to bring one of our dogs home, you can still help save another life. No matter where you are or how much you give! Every dog is extremely grateful for any support they receive. Remember that they were struggling to stay alive before we rescued them. How do you save lives by sponsoring a dog or donating to ROLDA?

Your generosity will help us to keep growing and expanding so that we can have room for hundreds of more homeless dogs. We went from 1 shelter to 2. We went from 60 dogs to 700. We did this together—and only together can we continue to raise these numbers in a responsible way.

My name is Dana and I founded ROLDA in 2006. Everything we’ve accomplished is because of generous people like you. Every dog we save is made possible by you! I and all the ROLDA dogs are forever grateful for your help. We only ask that you not forget about us.
Make a gift TODAY to help us save another life!

Would you like to sponsor one dog in particular? Or do you search for a dog to adopt?

These are just a few of our best dogs:

Give a concise definition of the word” hero”! Everyone heard of a hero, some were lucky to meet one, face to face. We know about the heroes from the history books, about the heroes of our present time, we honor the veterans of the wars, we even heard of the other heroes (not humans) – a dog who saved a man from drowning or another who saved a child from a fire.

Would it be possible to define a “hero” as somebody that forgives humans, after being tortured and abused,  day after day, for years? It looks more like a Biblical “turning the other cheek”!

Would it be possible to name a “hero” someone who suffers silently and has the power to respond with kindness, friendship and loyalty to brutal attacks, indifference and intolerance?

Pufulet – man’s best friend!

Born on the streets,  Pufulet was another stray wandering in search of some food to keep him alive.  After spending an extremely cold winter outside, his clever mind discovered a way to enter inside the block with apartments – he was jumping inside the block’s hall in the evening, when it was getting dark and somebody was coming home late…and he was returning on the street, early in the morning, when the door was opened again by the first person leaving to work. And that was Pufulet’s biggest sin!

Some people hate the presence of “man’s best friend” inside the hall. Initially, people voiced excuses: his fur smells or he has ticks and fleas. A very important note must be added now: Pufulet is a small size dog, not “dangerous” and not noisy (he doesn’t bark to disturb, not even growl). He is kind and gentle, searching for attention or begging for hugs (sometimes more than for food)

Exactly like people, some dogs are born lucky and some don’t. There isn’t a statistic of all dogs being killed (or crippled) by cars in Romania in a year, or dogs “mysteriously” dying in public shelters. We can only estimate that there are 4 zero’s numbers, probably close to 5 zero’s numbers. These are the unlucky dogs!

Pufulet luckiest day

During the cold nights, every time when Pufulet struggled to get inside the block, a number of people were fighting against this. Facing this tiny dog’ kindness and purity, they responded with hate, force and violence.

A year ago, Pufulet was burned with acid and a portion of his back skin was severely damaged. It took 3 months to recover. But he survived. Pufulet’s haters beat him numerous times, but for unknown reasons, Pufulet always returned “home” after his wounds healed, after the pain had gone away, and after his scars and bruises disappear.

Pufulet never stopped believing in humans!

Two months ago, Pufulet was beaten so badly, he almost got killed. A big hole in his head, a broken leg and a few broken ribs were the first conclusions after the veterinary’ examination. Pufulet was hospitalized for several days for intensive medical care. Bandaged all over, he looked like a veteran surviving a war, but he “simply” survived the nightmare of being a homeless dog- the same nightmare to which many Romanian dogs are exposed.

2,5 million dogs roughly are living presently across Romania. This incredible number transform Romania into the country with the worst severe homeless animals problem among all the other south-east European countries. For the first time in his life, when looking up, Pufulet didn’t see a hand or a booth ready to hit him hard. He didn’t have to struggle for the nice warmth his body felt. And the food…was delivered in a big bowl, only for him.

Pufulet woke up in the intensive care room at the vet when a gentle hand touched his face. He shuddered and wanted to move away, to run maybe, but he couldn’t because of the pain he felt all over his body, in his chest and leg especially. The only thing he could do was to stop his little wet nose in the air and sniff:  Pufulet smelt a human. A different smell. A different human that he never should be afraid of, ever again.

Pufulet recovery went well and he is now 100% a normal dog. He never felt anger or hate against the people. He never chooses “the easiest way” to growl or bite to defend himself. Was it the day when he was beaten badly and almost killed, his luckiest day? That was the day when we saved him.

What happens when a tiny puppy catches a cold, an abandoned Rotweiller has a toothache or a 130-pound intimidating shepherd dog comes down with an intestinal disorder? If they happen to be just some of the 650 dogs at the REX charitable clinic, the chances for a speedy recovery increase.…because of your support! But first, we must purchase the basic needed equipment, to make it functional.

First Charitable Clinic to serve 300000 strays, pets and farm animals

The REX building was finished in the fall of 2011 and it was connected to water and electricity in 2014.

As soon as the basic veterinary equipment will be purchased, the clinic will start functioning as a “social veterinary clinic“. The building has two separate entries: one for new coming dogs, which need to spend the first few days in quarantine and one entry for the staff, visitors, and dogs already housed in our shelter.

The first entry takes you to the quarantine and to the grooming area where the new dogs, often dirty and full of ticks, have a bath.

We also purchased a hydraulic grooming table that goes as low as 25 cm from the ground, ideal for gently handling shy dogs, without stressing them.

The REX Clinic rooms:

● Quarantine area
● Surgery theater
● Examination room
● Laboratory room
● Recovery area
The clinic building also needs insurance, a surveillance system, a fire alarm, an electric insect controller (UV), steam cleaner.

Additional spaces of the clinic are the office vet staff area and the medicines storage room plus an additional room for blankets, soft accessories, disinfectant, etc.

For the medicine storage room, we need a refrigerator to keep the medicines (especially vaccines) at a constant low temperature, as required by the producer, day and night, all year round. If the vaccines are not stored properly, they will not be efficient at all.

Photos of the REX Social Clinic

Lori
A searing pain spread like wildfire through Lori’s haunches and tail. Running away was impossible because he had a broken leg. Presently, he is at the ROLDA sanctuary.

Dear friends and supporters,

We’ve been together another year to rescue, provide help, build up, cry, fear and enjoy some amazing moments. All these moments represent the puzzle that completes the real, whole picture of what rescue missions mean, what saving lives mean! We passed through all these moments TOGETHER and this is for me and my team, by far, the most important achievement.

12 years ago, we started to build a small shelter for abused dogs in Romania. Looking back, I can’t believe how fast our charity grew and what amazing things we did: thousands of dogs sterilized, and treated; hundreds adopted safely in Romania and across Europe; private modern shelters being built to set up high standards of animal housing for a community in need of good examples.

Planning the rescue center expansion and the general strategy comes naturally because we at ROLDA know exactly what are the immediate goals. Rescue activity is a very emotional job and especially, for this reason, it needs strong leaders that use their heads and knowledge to follow the right path and to healthy progress. One of the biggest “dangers” for a large shelter is to become a concentration camp. We have a clear strategy to keep the situation under control, to keep our feelings under control and to prevent our shelters to get overcrowded.

You can read point by point more details about the rescue center’s strategy. It is a unique project which can be transformed with your help into a very interesting challenge for the local community we hope to convince them to visit us, volunteer, and adopt. My first words of gratitude go to our amazing, loyal supporters and donors. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to report any saved animals, any investments, or any happy-ending stories.

Our donors are the fuel and our actions, the engine of a well-functioning mechanism that helps every year community of 250,000 inhabitants and approx. 20,000 dogs. Another big “danger” for a charity is the lack of funding. Considering how rapidly we expanded and increased our activity, getting cash flow is a constant big worry for us. Luckily, our amazing supporters respond to emergency appeals and our local corporate partner, ArcelorMittal never stopped a moment, in the past 7 years, to generously sustain us financially.

End of this year, ArcelorMittal’s director offered us a letter of recommendation to encourage others to support our hard work in Romania.

Without the help from our corporate partner, we couldn’t build the second shelter, we couldn’t have saved almost 6,000 dogs over these years, and we wouldn’t be able to learn so fast, more about wild dog’s behavior. The first social veterinary clinic from the Galati area is built also because of our corporate partner’s support.

Nowhere in Europe, has no other corporation sustained financially a charity like AMG did and continues to do! Thank you, AMG. My words of deep gratitude go to each and all representatives of ROLDA international branches. This year, our efforts focused to increase our presence around the World. I am extremely proud to report that ROLDA is the first Romanian animal charity registered in Australia. Thanks to our amazing friend Avalon, we reached a faraway nation very preoccupied with animal welfare.

ROLDA USA celebrated 8 years of existence and produced the biggest income. Big thanks go to the co-founder Merritt and Beth, to Shannon for all the PR work, and to Bruce for becoming our new Trustee. Big thanks go to Cathy for her support and Arthur & American Dog Rescue foundation for PR. Big thanks go to all our extraordinary US donors!

Because of ROLDA Norway and our groups in Holland and UK, more dogs found their forever home in the last year. Big thanks go to our friends Hege, Ingrid, Merethe, Clair, Alissa, Joke, and Hanneke as well as all our donors, volunteers and adopters! ROLDA Sweden exists because of our friends Heidi, Sandra, and Lisa but it goes bigger every day and the latest successful adoptions are just the beginning.

For Austria and Germany, we have our friend Lisa, a German speaker who makes big efforts to be noticed in a “market” that seems saturated by numerous individuals and small charities’ requests. The situation is different in Switzerland. In the summer of 2014, our charity opened a new branch in Switzerland, under the name: Association ROLDA Suisse.

Led by my friend Lolita and her hard-working team, this branch grew impressively. The Swiss press offered media coverage, an important number of dogs were adopted safely, our handmade items in Romania were sold in various public places, markets, and events…and we even created our own events e.g. the adopters meeting which was a perfect opportunity for all our dogs to meet in one place, in Switzerland, their new country! We also organized two art expositions thanks to the artist Muriel, her talent, and her big heart!

Big thanks go to Lolita, Muriel, Michele, Anne, Suzanne, Mikael, Carol, and all the sponsors and volunteers! Big thanks also to Oscar and Marina!

There are many other people part of this well-functioning mechanism that generated I 2014 these impressive results:
700 dogs feed and looked after, 24/day, 7 days/week

In addition:792 dogs were sterilized from which trap/neutered/released 235 dogs were sterilized and returned and
● 167 dogs were sterilized in the village;
● 396 new dogs rescued from suffering on the streets from being brutally killed, or ending up dying in public filthy shelters;
● 135 dogs were adopted in Romania and across Europe.

This year we welcomed volunteers from Switzerland, Germany, and Norway. We were also honored to meet the representatives of the Embassy of Norway and Switzerland and be visited by H.E. the Ambassador of Holland.

Many great volunteers helped us from their homes, from behind their computers. We have a growing network of people that help us translate texts from English in other languages, and help us promote our dogs from this website to find sponsors and adopters for each of them.

The last part of this thanks you letter is reserved for the great people I work with in Romania, the vets that we collaborate with for years, the team – my colleagues that are correctly, professionally, and responsibly looking after 700 dogs, every day, 365 days/ year!

My big thanks go to the ArcelorMittal staff from Romania, my colleagues: Flori, Marian, Ghita, Delu, Costica, Vasile, Denis, and all the other collaborators from local supermarkets and external services.

I wish you MERRY CHRISTMAS and hopefully, the next year will be a better one for all of you and for all the animals on Earth that often suffer, so unfairly!

Respect and hope,
Dana – Founder ROLDA

Dear Santa,

I heard that you might be out there somewhere you help bring people and make kid’s dreams come true. I have a different kind of request in case you are there, for me, too. Right now, it’s snowing and I am very cold. I wish the warmer nights of springtime would come back soon. Or at least, it would be nice if I could have something to keep me warm.

Please don’t make hot summer days return too fast as my skin will start itching because of the fleas and bugs. It’s exhausting trying to find clean water to drink! A few weeks ago, I was hit by a car. It was so painful! But I hid in some bushes and waited until the pain passed. And it did, eventually… but I am still limping a bit.

During the time I was injured, I could hardly hunt my bones so I was always hungry and when sleepy, I dream so often about a juicy bone with meat.

Can you bring me a whole big bone only for myself? This reminds me to ask you something else: Will you help make the large drowned dog disappear when I am eating my dinner and he always steals it from me? Maybe it would be possible for you to bring him a bone too, to keep him busy!

But the one thing that would make my dreams come true would be to have a house where people give me hugs, look after me gently, whew I can be loved and where I can safely love back.

A place where I can smell in the morning egg eyes and lick the leftovers from the dish, where I will have a warm bed near a fireplace and someone to play with me, perhaps with a squeaky toy in the shape of a ball and a few newspapers to shred… or maybe these ones not a good idea…
Will the house be possible instead of anything else?
What shall I do to make this happen?

Over the years, thanks to ROLDA supporters hundreds of ex-street dogs found their safe homes. Please be compassionate and adopt a street dog, saved in our shelters instead of buying a pure breed puppy!
Contact us at contact@rolda.org to find out how.

We have 700 dogs in our private shelters: all saved from being brutally killed. Now, all 700 dogs have a new better future ahead and are looked after responsibly, day by day. Every time a dog is safely adopted, we have a spare place in our shelters to save one more from the streets.

Can’t adopt? Please donate!
Because of you, our dogs will have a less lonely Christmas!

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention” (Oscar Wilde)

The day-by-day challenges in Romania keep our lives extremely busy, from the lack of volunteers and financial resources to the corruption, bureaucracy and the authority’s indifference to our efforts to help the local community to solve a major problem. When a new year is about to start, my heart and mind get full of new ideas, enthusiasm, new planning, and new hopes. I learn from dogs and one important thing is to never lose hope.

Looking back to identify the most important moments in 2014, I should mention:

December 2013
Invitation from the Norwegian Embassy to attend a conference about Corporate Social Responsibility.

January – February 2014
One of the worst times at the shelter was when huge amounts of snow accumulated and the snowstorm that last a few days isolated the shelter from the village. We had to walk to reach the dogs, give them food and water and check if they are all OK.

March 2014
60 children from nearby schools visited our shelters to become acquainted with our dogs, to learn about dog behavior, what sterilization means and why it is important, and to discover the daily work of animal shelters.

April 2014
Winning 2nd place in “Life is better together”(Fundraising section), a contest organized by PETCO Foundation USA, thanks to our team of amazing donors!

May 2014
A new international branch of ROLDA opens in Switzerland.

Demonstration in Geneva: 200 people, including members of the Association ROLDA Suisse, protested against the killing of dogs from Romania.

● The Gatehunder fra Romania director, Hege and Mrs. B., one of ROLDA’s top supporters returned to our shelters. We made a short stop in Bucharest to talk to the officials of the Norwegian Embassy about the Romanian street dogs’ problem.
● Visiting with Hege the local pound was a mixed-feelings experience. Read more.
● One of the dogs rescued from the local PS arrived a few weeks ago in Norway.
● The new plot, purchased end of 2013, was fully fenced.

June 2014
● 70 children were challenged in creation contests (drawing, literature) to raise awareness about the street dogs of Romania.
● Genial suggestion to encourage the local people to adopt street dogs vs. pure breed dogs…Can you believe it’s coming from a teenager named Rebecca?
It says: “Leave your prejudgments aside! Big dogs. Small dogs. Breed dogs. Ugly dogs. Too ugly, too small, too big, too hairy….”
● Emilie and Anne traveled from Switzerland to do volunteer work in our shelters and at the end of their journey, transported 4 lucky dogs to their adoptive families.
● Our supporters from Holland help us organize Flights for Freedom all year round.
● Anne and Emilie meet the kids from the local school.

July 2014
● Silje from Norway who adopted of a ROLDA dog in 2012, volunteered for a week to help us…and she couldn’t come with empty hands!
Read Silje’s lovely testimonial here.
● H.E. Matthijs van Bonzel, The Ambassador of Holland visited our shelters.
● The sterilization and return programs continue in partnership with AMG, our local sponsor.
● Exposition of paintings in Montreux, Switzerland creations of the artist Muriel.
● A delegation from ROLDA Switzerland visited our shelter and returned home with 9 adopted dogs.
● The second exposition was organized in support of Romanian dogs in Switzerland.

September 2014
● Yelena, an adopter of Homer from Switzerland visited our shelters. Read Yelena’s testimonial here.
She couldn’t leave with empty hands either… See how the fastest ROLDA adoption happened.
● The first stamp created for the Romanian dogs became one of the official Swiss Post stamps!
● ROLDA’s newest international branch is in Sweden – Association ROLDA Sverige: thank you, Heidi, Sandra and Lisa!
● Remember her? She is Miki – one of the ROLDA luckiest dogs,  adopted in Switzerland by Muriel.
● Goods collected from ROLDA in Holland. Thank you, Damen and all the Dutch animal lovers for your full support!

October 2014

● Sandra from the ROLDA Sweden board returned to our shelters. Read her testimonial here.
● Lolita and Anne return to transport 6 dogs to their forever homes.
● Swiss journalists interviewed Arcelor Mittal Galati’s representative. Photographer: Shane from Blick.ch
● Special meeting of ROLDA branches: ROLDA Romania, Gatehunder fra Romania and Association ROLDA Suisse representatives meet in Galati!
● Swiss delegation meets H.E. the Ambassador of Switzerland in Bucharest. In the photo, Lolita and one of the dogs of Mr. Jean-Hubert LEBET, the Ambassador of Switzerland.

November 2014
● Our rescue van crashed into an accident with a truck with no brakes. The truck had no insurance and in these conditions, we have no alternative but to try and raise funds so we can buy a new vehicle to continue rescuing dogs.
● Swiss Animal Protection, Lolita and Michele PM covered almost half of the van cost. We still need to collect the rest.
● End of November,  our Swiss partners attend two public events to raise funds (sell objects) for our dogs.

December 2014
● During December, some lucky dogs are scheduled to travel to UK and Norway.
● Our friend Shannon is busy organizing the first charitable concert for the Romanian dogs and not only – because, during this event, we asked people from California to donate items for the local shelters, too!

Dog of the Year 2014
Meet Light, the Dog of the Year 2013. Two legs dog with a strong personality, adopted in the UK by Gail.

Major investments

Plant trees to form a natural barrier to protect shelter against snow storms (first phase)

Connect the clinic to water and electricity

Numbers that count!

● 700 dogs feed and looked after, 24/day, 7 days/week

In addition:
● 792 dogs sterilized from which TNR 235 dogs sterilized and returned, SOCIAL 167 dogs sterilized in the village;
● 396 new dogs rescued from suffering on the streets or from being brutally killed or ending up dying in public filthy shelters;
● 135 dogs were adopted in Romania and across Europe.