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!

Sue and Ellen adopted in UK!

Thank you,Chrissy and RAA for making this possible!



After a long travelling,finally arriving to new destination.A new life waits for Sue and Ellen!

Archie new photos

Archie's adoptive Mom, Gill proudly updating ROLDA



photo:Archie,one of the luckiest Romanian strays!



photo:Archie climbing in the trees to play with squirrels.

Colleen Paige ROLDA spokesperson

The artist Colleen Paige endorses Romanian animals cause


Millions of street dogs, cats, horses, and donkeys are left in our streets to live on refuse,in Romania.Animals that are impounded as strays are typically incarcerated in concentration camps, where they have little or no chance to enjoy a good life and be adopted. They die of disease, starvation or injuries suffered in fighting for scraps of bad food.The authorities act blind and deaf toward animal lovers' recommendations for high-volume sterilization programs and building decent shelters where people can come safely to adopt. Overpopulation and abuse of homeless animals remain out of control, and are a disgrace to the Romanian national image.

ROLDA tireless efforts are rewarded by the donors and sponsors' commitment to our cause. This help has enabled us to build two private shelters for rescued strays, one chosen the best in Eastern Europe by a U.S. animal publication. We have also sterilized more than 3,500 homeless dogs and cats in collaboration with local veterinary clinics. We also do community education and host interns and international volunteers, raising all costs through sponsorships and private donations, with no support from local authorities.

Our latest educational campaign is called "Have a heart for Romanian homeless animals”. National and international celebrities who care about animals are invited to help us set an example and send a message to Romanian community: "I choose to care about Romanian homeless animals."

The goals of "Have a heart for Romanian homeless animals" Campaign is raising community awareness about respecting animals' lives and their rights and building the first charitable veterinary clinic in Galati, to do free sterilizations, respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, and provide low-cost veterinary treatments. This will cost about $375,000.

Photos of celebrities posing for "Have a heart for Romanian homeless animals" campaign will be promoted on street billboards in Galati, our home town, and in a few of the other towns in Romania that are most often visited by tourists. Posters will be placed in animal-friendly places.

Colleen Paige – “I choose to care about Romanian homeless animals!”
Colleen Paige is not just very talented, beautiful and famous all over America! Since she became aware of Romanian strays endless tragedy,she wanted to be directly involved to change these poor animals faith .Her first step was to be part of ROLDA “Have a heart for Romanian animals” campaign.

Being impressed by the winner's talent of 1 June -Draw and win contest, she sent him an autographed book than she felt the need to do more and accepted to become our charity spokesperson!

Colleen is one of America's premier pet lifestyle experts. As the author of “The Good Behavior Book for Dogs” (Rockport/Quarry Books 2007), founder of National Dog Day, a domestic and wildlife animal behaviorist, pet friendly interior designer, fine art pet photographer and Editor-in-Chief of Pet Home Magazine, she offers advice to clients and readers alike, ranging from dog and cat training, to pet nutrition, pet friendly homes and gardens, pet safe pools and pet safety for kids.

Her in depth knowledge and well known humorous slant on living with pets, has been shared with scores of popular national publications, such as The Los Angeles Times,The Associated Press, The New York Times, Total Health Magazine, People, The Denver Post and OK! Celebrity Magazine,just to name a few. As a passionate animal welfare advocate, Colleen created the Animal Miracle Network (AMN), to help save animals on a large scale.
AMN is home to National Dog Day, a very special holiday that celebrates dogs for all they do, which helps to find homes for thousands of them across the nation through events and far reaching media campaigns. After the overwhelming response to this day back in 2005, she felt confident to then create the same lifesaving celebrations for other animals in need, with National Cat Day, National Horse Protection Day and National Wildlife Day, among others.

As part of Colleen’s passion to eradicate the overpopulation of unwanted pets in America, she has helped to save untold numbers of near abandoned pets, simply through her pet savvy home design and style, which educates myriad households across the nation on how to live harmoniously with their pets. “A large majority of animals in shelters are there because the people could not learn to co-exist under the same roof. Sadly, many people abandon dogs and cats for urinating, shedding, drooling and flea issues, and it’s my personal quest to show people that these issues can be easily remedied and that they can actually have a beautiful and stylish home, while sharing it, happily…with their pets”.

Currently, Colleen is a Contributing Expert for Total Health & Wellness Network, OK! Celebrity Magazine and DogTime.com. She is also in pre-production of a TV show based off of her magazine, Pet Home.

For more information about ROLDA, please visit www.rolda.org
Our site is frequently updated, so please visit often!
Re-homing ROLDA dogs in UK www.romaniaanimalaid.co.ukRomania Animal Aid +44 07971 860405; mail@romaniaanimalaid.co.uk
Romanian League in Defense of Animals USA roldausa@care2.com, P.O. Box 40, Greenbank, WA 98253,USA

Your comments and contributions may be sent to:ROLDA, Feroviarilor Str.16,Bl.C2,ap.18 800563 Galati, Romaniarolda@care2.com, +4 0748 903 612, www.rolda.org