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Help us save dogs from the Puppy Mills
Like all the other charities, ROLDA lobbies for government and law enforcement to do more to eliminate puppy mills. The truth is that the only way to rid any country of puppy mills completely is to stop the demand. But this is not a truth that everyone is ready to hear. We will continue to raise our voices for the voiceless. It is our opinion that one measure can be that the publications and websites to be prohibited from running adverts that are clearly from puppy mills. Those responsible for running illegal facilities must face the law, be investigated, prosecuted and permanently shut down to protect animals from ongoing cruelty.
Sadly, a huge number of animals abused in puppy mills often run out of time because they don’t afford the luxury of waiting for slow legal system to remember about their rights. This is why we rolled up our sleeves and until big changes will (if ever) happen at official level, we started to rescue as many dogs as we can, through our local contacts. And rehomed as many as possible, to return and rescue more.
Through our contacts, we managed to get inside and rescue the puppy mills victims in Bulgaria and Turkey. Their local protegees can’t afford to pay the necessary veterinary bills and they don’t have the resources to find new forever homes for all these dogs saved from horrible living conditions and pure neglect. Our first group of dogs rescued from puppy mills were eight female French Bulldogs -and a little puppy – from a puppy mill in Bulgaria. They were mentally and physically wrecked urgently needing specialist care.
While ROLDA continue to lobby for government and law enforcement in Romania & Worldwide, we are committed to do more to eliminate puppy mills structures where animals are abused and exploited. We created the Global Awareness Campaign where each of us can “speak up” to end the global dog crisis in puppy mills: please join us and also, help us promote it far and wide. You can also donate to help dogs saved from these horrible places get access to emergency veterinary care or long term post-surgery recovery, or be prepared to travel to forever homes where they can finally start a new life, safely and be respected.
Together, our voice will be stronger for the voiceless and harder to be ignored.
Education is the key to progress and speaking facts, presenting photos can wide open the eyes to the community to get informed about these dogs’ drama, which can’t leave indifferent any real animal lover. It is up to them to choose after if they buy a dog & fuel these places to continue to exist or find a different solution. If anyone you know is thinking about getting a puppy, please help them to make the right choice. Ultimately, each of us is responsible for own decisions and all these decisions are making the World in which we all live in.
9 USD buys a toy to play with
17 USD provides a warm bed
43 USD buys special food for a senior
154 USD covers a vet bill
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In a shelter with hundreds of dogs, highly contagious diseases – such as distemper – could be devastating. This is why ROLDA imposes a strict quarantine period for all new rescued dogs, during which they receive broad-spectrum vaccines before they are let socialize with current residents of our shelter. However, vaccinations must be ‘topped-up’ annually with booster shots.
