First cage-free shelter from Romania projected to bring people and animals together and allow them to help one another and enjoy each other’s company.

…we care about animals from disadvantaged communities

ROLDA operates in the southeast, one of the poorest regions of Romania. Here a family of 4 (or more) members often survives with as low as 200 EUR a month.
Housepets (cats, dogs) and working animals (horses, donkeys) constantly risk abandonment. There are around 200.000 street dogs estimated in our region* and they are exposed daily to risks such as starvation, disease, or death.

…animals don’t have access to complete services for diagnosis and post-surgery recovery

The good local private veterinary hospitals (which are less than the fingers of a hand) can’t cope with the huge numbers of animals in need, they often have to choose whom to keep in for recovery. Also, their services are extremely expensive and prohibited for people who barely afford to feed their families. On the other hand, the large animals face a grisly fate since there are absolutely no veterinary clinics equipped to meet their needs, only improvisations.

…people need the company of animals

After years of experiencing first-hand the positive impact of animals on people’s lives, we dare say that people need animals, too.
We want PawzUp to be a strong foundation upon which we can rebuild the relationship between humans and animals. It is no secret that our voiceless friends have the capacity to reveal our best version. Animals help us be healthier, happier, and definitely less alone. Our kids are more sociable and more empathic when they grow up with pets companions.

● The price of building materials is very unpredictable
● The rise in fuel cost, electricity
● The lack of serious and skilled builders
● The total cost of the project was split by buildings, with each building split again into a few stages to make everything more transparent and controllable
● Carefully plan how each building will be ready to serve animals in need as quickly as possible, without „disturbing” the ongoing activity of the dog shelter.

● 300000 small and farm animals will benefit of PawzUp services
● Approx 2000 animals will be helped every year
● 1 million of people of all ages (including seniors and children) will experience a unique, authentique and rewarding experience around animals in need of human friends

Discover all the services that PawzUp Center is set to provide to the next generations to help them learn more about animal rights, animal welfare, and how to look after their own pets in the best possible way.

(listed in the order will be built)

At this stage, we are busy fencing the new land to secure the whole property of 6.5 hectares.
After that, we install a surveillance system to protect our animals and the whole investment.
A team of architects & specialists is busy to finish a mountain of documentation necessary to get the new permits and authorizations from various institutions.

Click here to see the estimated costs of each building (based on the price of building materials as of august 2022). In total we have 7 buildings and the construction work is prioritized in a manner that will not affect the ongoing activity at the shelter. Let’s not forget that the PawzUp Center is partially built over the location where the ROLDA large shelter continues to function. With 600 dogs in our care, we can’t and we don’t want to stop the daily work while all the building work is happening.

Optimistically, we estimate that the 7 buildings will be all fully operational in 2026.

As soon as each building is completed, we will make a new estimation of the costs needed for furniture, accessories, and equipment to make it functional.

We estimate that PawzUp’s running costs will be approx 25000 €/month, compared with the current budget. New costs will include additional staff, increased electric bills (balanced by the use of solar panels), and costs incurred with new types of animals to care for: cats, and farm animals. Current costs will be diminished by using their own veterinary and by reducing the number of dogs housed by 30%.

PawzUp will have its own small station for wastewater treatment plants (required by the law) as well as solar panels to reduce the monthly costs with electricity. An industrial generator will function as a backup solution during power outages.

*The region which PawzUp will serve includes Galati, Braila, Tulcea, Buzau, Vrancea, Vaslui.