Jul 3, 2010

FLOODS MAKE VICTIMS IN ROMANIA


22 DEAD AND 16,000 PEOPLE EVACUATED

Television footage from the worst-affected north of the country showed deluged fields and damaged roads, houses still meters deep in water from swollen rivers and barefoot children scrabbling to rescue stranded animals. Dozens of villages were reported to be without power after pylons were knocked down.
(Source: Reuters/ Click to see full article)
The water management authority is now attempting to consolidate dams on the Danube on the Fetesti-Braila-Galati, Tulcea and Danube Delta sectors. Water levels in the eastern monitoring stations of Braila and Fetesti currently exceed the historic rates attained in 2006.
(Source:Mediafax/Click to see the full article)

Worst affected areas are the regions from north and north east,Galati is not yet seriously affected but being surrounded by waters (Siret and Danube rivers with growing debits) more and more villages will continue to be in danger, especially when rain, yellow code is announced for the coming days.

ROLDA online auction, originally started to raise the much needed funds to continue the free local sterilization campaign will be held and advertised also to give a portion of these funds for building small wood doghouses for the families with dogs in affected areas, where hundred people lost everything including the house and animals if not killed by the heavy rains, remain homeless.

ROLDA would like to deliver at least 100 doghouses and an important quantity of dog food for animals surviving the affected zones in Moldavia.

There are several ways to contribute to GIVE A DOGHOUSE Campaign:
Donate via PayPal securely online for one of these projects!

Donate for building of a dog house 30 USD
Donate for REX veterinary charitable clinic’ building
Help us spay a female dog 20 USD

Donations of first aid items, blankets, dog medical supplies and dog items are welcomed to these following collection points:

You can donate to the following bank accounts:

Account holder ROLDA Romania
IBAN EUR RO 26 BPOS 1800 6199553 EUR 01
IBAN NOK RO 49 BPOS 18006199553 NOK 01
IBAN USD RO 70 BPOS 18006199553 USD 01
IBAN GBP RO 49 BPOS 18006199553 GBP 01

BIC/SWIFT BPOSROBU
Bank name BancPost Galati
Bank address Movilei Street 2-4, Galati, Romania

Jun 27, 2010

Suzana and Anna forever friends


Friday the 25th of June was a memorable day in the live of little Suzana from the Rolda shelter.
All by herself she flew to her new mom Anna in The Netherlands. Anna adores the little girl and we hope they have a long and beautiful life together!

Jun 17, 2010

Maria (Norway) story: came as a volunteer and is now in charge of dogs rehoming in Norway

In spring, 2010 a group of young veterinary volunteers were sponsored by the
Norwegian Veterinary School to help the ROLDA free sterilization program in Galati. Maria is one of the girls who spent three weeks doing high quality work at our clinic, plus helping daily at our rescue centers, evaluating the dogs and socializing them.
On one of her last visits to the large dog rescue center, she was walking around the kennels where newcoming dogs are placed and she couldn't stop noticing a very beautiful puppy just rescued from streets. Aesop, she called him. She decided to follow the strict Norwegian policy and took every legal step to adopt Aesop, the lucky puppy home

3 STRANGERS,8 DOGS,ONE STORY

Janet (UK) story: 6 dogs in her pack from ROLDA

Janet and her friend, Chrissy took a short trip to the Carpathian mountains to see the bears sanctuary in Brasov in the fall of 2007. While in Romania, Janet remembers, "I was immediately struck by the number of dogs roaming the cities, countryside and small villages... most of them living a miserable and uncertain existence."

The first dog she came close to - she named him Foxy - became the first member of
Janet's Romanian pack. Foxy was hardly surviving, skinny and full of ticks, scared and hungry. The two British woman called ROLDA to get help with transporting Foxy safely to the UK.
Once in the UK, Foxy suddenly transformed into a confident, nice-looking dog.
You wouldn't recognize him from how he was when he was found and rescued from the Brasov streets.
After visiting the ROLDA dog rescue centers, Janet and Chrissy became permanent helpers in fostering and rehoming dogs in the UK.
In less than two years, Janet became also the adoptive mom of no less than 6 Rommies. She treasures all of them. Every member of her pack was saved from the streets and sheltered at ROLDA, where good food and veterinary care was provided. We handled also the transport documents. These cost around 100 Euros per dog.
The cheapest transport to the UK by car is 150 GBP, paid by our UK partner.
Beside the veterinary costs, good quality food and the sterilization costs, ROLDA needs
metal foldable crates, plastic kennels for transport, and grooming supplies (brushes, clippers, blades, shampoos)

1 JUNE –ME AND MY BEST FRIEND ONLINE CONTEST



In our town, ROLDA makes huge efforts to keep an interactive community of animal lovers and in the past three years we are organizing in partnership with the most read local newspaper Viata Libera all sorts of contests with tempting prizes: photo contest, graphic painting ,1 June for kids contest,….

This year contest for the small animal lovers was organized between 7-12 June and named “Me and my best friend” and attracted a lot of participants. Just to make yourself an impression, the girl voted the first collected over 9000 votes, which is VERY good for an online contest organized in Romania with pets as a main theme.

Passing over the difficult organizational moments (we learned that we cannot please all the participants!!!), the contest was a success. We are grateful to our sponsors Arcelor Mittal Galati and Cukys for their support.

Please meet the lucky winner:

For 2010 1st of June ROLDA also sponsored with plush toys and with sweet treats and cakes from Cukys the event organized by “Inima de copil”(Children’s Heart) Foundation from Galati.

GIVE A DOG A HOME!


"From the hole where I was sitting the road seem to go nowhere.
I don't know where I came from, nor where I'll go, I only know that I can not move and the pain overwhelms me. I wish I'll cry for help, but I'm afraid no one can hear me, the cars noise if too loud."

If you never been in countries like Romania, you cannot guess how many stray stories can start like this...If some of these dogs were lucky eventually and a car stopped and rescue them...than I believe it's our "duty" to help them have a home.
A homeless life isn't a lost life, if we don't remain indifferents.

Give a stray an identity, adopt him/her! Save his life TODAY, tomorrow it might be too late!www.rolda.org

Because homeless animals suffer in silence, we must be their voices.
Everyday in Romania, homeless animals wander the streets, searching for food, shelter and even a friendly gesture from passers-by. Romanian League in Defense of Animals (ROLDA) has succeeded in saving many of these animals from their cruel life on the streets.

But there is always more to be done. That’s where YOU come in. You are invited to join a growing group of supporters, to raise international awareness of our much-needed, grassroots organization.
Won’t you please consider joining us in saving the homeless animals of Romania?
For more information about ROLDA, please visit www.rolda.org Our site is frequently updated, so please visit often!