We are ROLDA and we exist to #givehope to neglected, abused animals and people who care about them. Our primarily focus is rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming animls in need, as well as providing aid to poor communities & others rescuers in Romania and since the war started, also in Ukraine.
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We fight against animal abandonment by taking them in or helping their owners.
Fighting animal cruelty, neglect and abuse is a constant uphill battle for us.
We pay for sterilization campaigns, the humane way to stop stray overpopulation.
Help us get illegal shelters and their traumatizing practices become history.
Wildlife trafficking is life-threatening for the animals. ROLDA is fighting against it.
We want to stop wildlife tourism exploitation. Join us.
Learn a bit of our history, how ROLDA started, why we operate in Galati, what we have been able to change for animals in a country where public shelters continue to put Romania to shame under EU's indifferent eyes.
Find out some of the most important moments of ROLDA activity.
To make HOME a little better for every living soul. To give SHELTER.
Because the bigger the challenge, the bigger the people rising up to face it.
that makes ROLDA rescue work possible in a country where animals have no one else.
Rescued in Romania, loved all over the World
Preventive care is the best way of showing these dogs somebody is really looking out for them, by not letting them contract diseases and parasites.
Taking care of animals means keeping preventable illnesses at bay.
Transmissible from dog to dog, a terrible condition easier to prevent than cure.
More than being a nuisance, these parasites may carry crippling or fatal diseases.
Neglect, abuse and abandonment, backed by lack of knowledge are the causes of suffering we need to address. How? By educating people.
0 unwanted pups born = 0 unwanted pups abandoned
Not all owners are heartless. Some are just very poor. So, we help
Before-after images show our animals’ difficult journeys. They show the resilience of dogs and our hard work.
Although abusive and punishable by law, keeping dogs in chains is still a practice in many rural areas in Romania. It is a challenge to really change things.
Dog pounds are the places hope and humanity go to die. Help shut them down!
Help us call on authorities to punish the Tulcea animal abuser caught on tape.
Join our plea to ban fireworks in Romania and stop animals getting injured.
Wildlife animals’ lives are worth more than the price of tickets. Help us save them!
Speak out! Spread the word about our activity, about what we have already done, about what we plan to do. Wear our logo and start a conversation.
We run two dog shelters, a cat sanctuary and help over 1000 animals each year. But if it wasn’t for the generosity of our supporters like you, we wouldn’t exist. Can you continue help fund our vital work?
Send a check to ROLDA branches in Romania, the UK, the US, or Australia.
We have bank accounts open in the UK, the US, Switzerland, Norway, Australia, Sweden.
How gifts in will make a difference
Animals give us a better life. We can make them a better World. See how!
Every gift in will has the power to transform the animals World the way YOU dream it to be.
Help us build a piece of art animal sanctuary in South-East Europe for people to also benefit.
When you donate Bitcoin and other crypto to ROLDA, you generally owe no capital gains tax.
You can turn your used vehicle into a meaningful contribution to help animals and ROLDA USA
Buy a virtual gift that helps a real animal in need!
Buy lovely, handmade items and help animals in need as all proceeds go to them.
ROLDA mission is to provide aid efficiently, responsibly and humanely to strays and abused animals in Romania.
Got a question about a recent donation or a gift you’re planning to make?
Go here to get answers, renew your membership, update your contact information and more.
Email us: rolda@rolda.org
Call:
917-854-6580 – Mary Duffy or
Whatsapp +40.748.903.612 – Dana
Donations to ROLDA USA are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by U.S. law. ROLDA’s Federal Tax ID Number is 32-0176929.
In Romania, ROLDA is a nonprofit, non-political and non-religious charitable organization #18416340, file #1/08.02.2006, registered at the Galati Court of Justice.
In the US, Romanian League in Defense of Animals (ROLDA USA) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity funded almost exclusively by the contributions of individual donors like you.
Most of it (90 cents) goes to animal’s direct needs and local community programs. The rest (almost 10 cents) goes to fundraising.
Thanks to our experts, we stretch the power of your 1$.
10¢ spent returned us 4 times more ¢ reinvested in care for homeless, abused animals and the poor community’s pets where they need the most!
Together, we create a greater impact for all animals in need!
You make a smart investment!
Giving monthly is the best way to provide ongoing support in our fight to protect animals in need in Romania.
ROLDA is there for as long as it takes because we never put to sleep a healthy dog. For only 3$/month, you can sponsor a dog who is not adoptable.
Leaving a gift in Will is your promise to transform the animals World the way you dream it to be. Make a free gesture today to change their future.
Make a donation to ROLDA in honor of someone—to celebrate a holiday, birthday, wedding, or another special occasion—or in memory of someone.
You can turn your used vehicle (car, truck, motorcycle, RV, or boat) into a meaningful contribution to help animals! A fast, easy and a great way to support ROLDA USA.
DAF is like a charitable savings account which gives you the flexibility to recommend how much and how often money is granted to ROLDA USA.
When you donate Bitcoin and other crypto to ROLDA USA, you generally owe no capital gains tax.
Donate for or cover the cost for an entire project. Choose from our updated list to support a capital one off cost or sustain an ongoing project.
Do you know why many supporters like you switch to recurrent donors?
For one, the monthly donations are more economical.
And second big reason is that monthly donors become part of Dog Rescue Team, a fine community which is constantly updated about dogs being saved, adopted dogs and other good news from our own shelters or our partners.
