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2008

Second transport from UK to ROLDA arrived safely ! more ...

ROLDA latest appearance in the international media more ...

Our dogs available NOW for adoption internationally !more ...

Our dog Oache adopted in UK!more ...

Homeless child - winner of the contest about homeless animals !more ...

New education campaign ,17.03-17.04 in partnership with local newspaper "Viata Libera" more ...

Trailer purchased for international adoptions scheme more ...

Mittal delegation visiting ROLDA new shelter.Please "meet" the people that became our strays'"guardian angels", helping not only hundred of homeless...more ...

Azorica adopted in Holland !more ...

Thanks to Mr.Robert S.generosity, we can have FREE transport/shipping from UK to our shelters ! more ...

Financial report 2007 more ...

Emergency needs at ROLDA small shelter more ...

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2007

ROLDA represented at ICAWC and "International Conference of Humans-Animals Interaction" more ...

Our friend,Willie is one of the IFAW winners of "Animal Action Award" (oct.2007) more ...

BBC reporter spreading out the word about Romanian animals' real life. A documentary about ROLDA more ...

Willie Nugent from Armagh ,Northern Ireland visited our shelter and "shake hands" with ROLDA dogs ! more ...

Peace Corp 'volunteer , Maria D.-a high school teacher became a constant helper at ROLDA shelter more ...

ROLDA helps the local community by providing free sterilization and free treatments for flea & ticks control ! more ...

Introducing our new vet. -DVM Gingarasu more ...

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EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

ROLDA educational campaigns reach out to all age groups to promote kindness toward all living creatures and compassion and respect for homeless animals as well.

Billboard 2008

"Take me HOME" Campaign.

Successful education campaign in local media ,17.03-17.04.2008

ROLDA and its long lasting partners, the local newspaper "Viata Libera" and "Arcelor Mittal" Galati - organized a contest addressed to entire local community,to humans inspired by their pets and/or animals they rescued.

Animal lovers were invited to send a brief story (max 30 lines) about how their pet influenced at some point the "writer" life, impressing with their sincere love, loyalty and intelligence or teaching us a lesson about what real commitment and devotion means.

Mihai Cristian Secara (12 years old) is the winner of the contest organized in partnership with local media.

The touching letter Mihai wrote about his parrot BOBI was selected between other 85 letters we received and impressed the jury - a true love' lesson of an abandoned child speaking about his pet with sincerity and pure commitment.

Between all 86 letters received describing its heroes ( 32 cats, 21 dogs,10 parrots,few sparrows) we selected :

II place: Nico the doggy written by Mihai Stroila

III place:Miky the cat written by Mirela Catalina Felea

4 honorable mentions: Tanu the cat, written by Oana Lorelei Lungu;Iurithe boxer, written by Ovidiu Besoiu ;Grasuthe cat,written by Carmen Popescu and Alin the puppy written by Ortansa Zlata.

(photo: Oana Lorelei Lungu, 13 years old -a winner teaching us that compassion and real commitment for animals !)

Campaign in Galati 'high-schools - October, 2007

Five high-school classes listened our great friends from UK over 6 hours speaking how much they enjoy helping the animals.

As a result, over 50 kids subscribed to volunteer list.

Many thanks to Maria Demonte ,Peace Corp volunteer and teacher at "Elena Doamna" Highscool for making possible this event' organization ,special big "thank you" goes to Kate ,Mike, Laura and Dareen for speaking out their own impressions about strays' situation, about ROLDA-handing out leaflets with information, they were talking about respecting of animals and encouraging more than 150 kids to actively help Romanian strays!

About zoonosis and the importance of vaccination /flea & tick control and de-worming

ROLDA initiate a new kind of educational program, developed on more levels, not just presenting the importance of sterilization of homeless animals' overpopulation.

Working closely with our veterinary,DVM Gingarasu Cornel ,we start focusing on an aspect that seemed ignored by Romanian Government and by most Romanians animals organizations : raising awareness about the importance of vaccination and prevention of spreading disease (from animals to humans ,from animals to others animals).

Dangerous disease (respiratory disease, parvovirus infection, ...) can be prevented if we learn to properly care our pets. There are numerous disease transmissible from dogs and cats to humans, fungi infections caused by bites, worms and ticks.

If every animal' lover becomes a responsible pet owner, learning to vaccinate and de-worming his pet, this would prevent some very dangerous illnesses to transmit further, that can affect not only his pet ,but also himself or the entire community.

Properly taking care of your pet is a simple attitude ,a civic act that proves the owner 'responsibility or neglected, becomes a problem to entire society !

Although ROLDA has never had a single case of rabies since its inception, rabies is a danger because it is endemic in the wild mammal population, especially foxes. The threat of rabies is a persuasive reason for the Romanian Government and the European Union to find the political will to get to grips with the stray dog problem once and for all, especially since Romania's borders with the EU disappeared in 2007.

The three ROLDA' s education themes help Romanians to learn how to take care of a puppy /adult dog ,the importance of vaccination (anti-rabies and polyvalent vaccines) and the importance of sterilization in order to humanely control the animals overpopulation.