Top news and other stories
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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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 ...
Read moreROLDA in the international media
Articles and reportages about us were published by different international media sources : different animal magazines from USA ("Talkin'Pets","Animal News Center", "American Humane", "Animal People", "Tri-Valley Herald", "San Francisco Chronicle", "Paws to Think", "Best Friends Magazine", "The Latham Letter", "Clipa USA"...),Norway,(NSPA Magazine), Holland , Sweden ("Animal Rights Magazine") and different others publications in UK ("The ARK" , "Dogs Monthly", "Shoreham Protester", "K9 Magazine" ) .
This represent a recognition of our daily activity and excellent relations we kept during time with our collaborators ,indicating also that we are going in the right direction.
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"RAVS Reaches Out to Romanian Veterinarians"
by Jennifer Scarlett ,DVM
" Like much of Eastern Europe, Romania is dealing with major socioeconomic problems.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the industrial town of Galati, where Dana Costin struggles to maintain a basic shelter for street dogs, who can be seen scavenging for scraps of food all over the gray, somber city.
Costin started an organization called ROLDA after the municipal shelter picked up her own dog and took him to the dingy, filthy warehouse-a place most dogs went to die.
Since then, she has made great strides to improve dog welfare at the shelter. She has increased public awareness of pet sterilization via pamphlets and posters. And she opened the ROLDA shelter, a clean, comfortable space for dogs on the outskirts of Galati.
The shelter is a remarkable accomplishment and a testament to Costin's commitment. It was here that RAVS veterinarians Jennifer Scarlett and Rebecca Henry and veterinary technician Jane Townelycame to train Romanian veterinarians in modern surgical techniques.
They also sought to improve the access shelter veterinarians have to modern surgical and anesthetic equipment. The Romanian Animal Rescue Project of Oakland, California, supported the mission.
Two Romanian-trained veterinarians with a private practice in Galati have recently begun working with ROLDA.
They reported that the most basic veterinary anesthetic agents are in short supply and that inhalant anesthetics and post-operative analgesics are not used at all.
These restrictions make sterilization procedures-not to mention more involved surgeries-risky and painful. Simple portable anesthesia machines and inexpensive analgesics like those used in RAVS field clinics in the United States can be the solution.
While working in Romania, the team encountered some difficult cases. One was a young dog dubbed High School, who was brought to the shelter by a local high school teacher.
The dog had been hanging around the school with a fractured hind leg that had become badly infected. Dr. Scarlett's team was able to stabilize him with antibiotics and analgesics supplied by RAVS, and to amputate the leg, which was beyond repair. The next day, High School was hopping around, free from pain and fever. The teacher, who had grown attached to the dog, adopted him.
That same day a female dog in shock and near death was brought to another local veterinarian. The doctor knew the dog had an infection of the uterus, but lacked the intravenous fluids, antibiotics, and equipment to successfully treat the problem.
He brought the dog to the ROLDA shelter, and Dr. Scarlett's team placed a catheter and, following some intensive medical care, was able to successfully remove the infected tissue. The dog remained at the shelter and was doing well within a couple of days.
Both of these animals would have died in misery had it not been for the RAVS team.
Just as importantly, the Romanian veterinarians received excellent training and experience working with Drs. Scarlett and Henry, and they enthusiastically embraced the new surgical techniques.
These training expeditions have major ripple effects for animals in the countries in which RAVS operates. Similar projects are planned for Mexico, El Salvador, Easter Island, Armenia, and Micronesia in 2005."
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