AR-News: Romania Animal Rescue To Divide 50% to education 50% to rescue

[Humane Education Clubs]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nancy Janes <romaniadogs at JoiMail.com>
> To: 21stcares at citlink.net 
> Date: Monday, February 23, 2004 12:16 PM
> Subject: Romania Animal Rescue, Inc.  NEEDS HELP
> 
> People have set up an organization to help reduce the suffering of
> all these animals in Romania.  They are smartly dividing their
> efforts into two parts - one for rescue and one for humane education.
>  Each to utilize 50% of all manpower and financial resources so as
> not to die off from  the 'tail chasing' deaths so many rescuers
> face due to exhaustion.
> They could still use ideas and prayers from everyone.
> 
> 
> 
> Dear 21st Century Animal Resource, (Randy)
> 
> I am so impressed with you and 21st Cares!  I want to introduce the
> Romania Animal Rescue, Inc. to you.  We were founded last year as a
> result of a Romanian hiking tour.  My friends and I were horrified at
> the suffering and neglect of thousands of stray street dogs in every
> city and town in Romania!  We formed RAR, now a US 501 c 3
> corporation, to help legitimate organizations and citizens in Romania
> to set up spay/neuter facilities and life care for infirmed animals
> of Romania.  We have been successful in finding a partner to work
> with in Galati, and she is wonderful.  We have been able to set up
> our first shelter and clinic there, thanks to my representative Dana
> Costin from ROLDA.  
> 
> I need some advise from you as to how you would go about getting the
> word out to the civilized world about what is going on in Romania. 
> The govt. has no compassion for these animals, and has massive
> slaughter campaigns whereby they send out killing squads to poison,
> club, or kick the dogs to death.  This is not the solution to the
> problem, obviously, or these dogs would not keep coming back and
> causing this over-population crisis.  Often when the word gets out
> about the horrible condition of the strays, the Romanian govt. is
> embarrassed and has a slaughter campaign to clean up the dogs and
> pretend that they have solved the problem "humanely" (out of sight,
> out of mind, you know?).  In most cities, the govt. taxes the
> citizens and says it is spaying/neutering dogs with the $, but we
> have checked these dogs and found that they are in tact.  The
> authorities just keep the $, and the people are frustrated with
> having to pay the taxes and angry with the dogs, and so the neglect
> and abuse is rampant.  I have been told that Romania has the highest
> stray dog population of any country in the world, and I believe this
> to be the case.  
> 
> Our shelter has a spay/neuter release program, and we have over
> 10,000 dogs in our city alone to care for.  I am being asked for help
> throughout Romania, but have decided I can get the most done by
> focussing on one successful program at a time.  With our program, we
> only keep dogs incapable of street life at our shelter for life care,
> (crippled, blind, etc.).  It is a sanctuary for dogs - a clean,
> spacious and loving environment.  We have parasite medications that
> we use to keep them happy and healthy, and feed the best food we can
> find - which is another problem - and we want to start making our own
> healthy dry dog food at a reasonable price for us and the people of
> Romania.  Right now dog food costs as much as it is in the US-
> sometimes more - and is often out of date and spoiled.  Many problems
> there...
> Any help you can advise?
> Sincerely, and sorry to ramble on, but I am interested in those of
> you with knowledge and experience helping us.
> Nancy Janes
> Romania Animal Rescue, Inc.
> 8000 Morgan Territory Rd
> Livermore,  Ca  94550
> 925-672-5908
> www.romaniaanimalrescue..4ever.cc/ 


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