Save unwanted animals from abandonment, neglect, abuse, or ending up in hellish “shelters”. THE ROMANIA ANIMAL RESCUE STORY, HOW WE CAME TO BE �
By Founder Nancy Janes:
In 2001, myself and 2 friends from the San Francisco Bay area took a hiking trip in Romania. We immediately noticed the sad state of the dogs……unwanted animals abandoned to life on the streets, in forests, and fields. Upon returni
ng to the Bay Area, we began registration for Romania Animal Rescue Inc. as a 501 (c) 3 charity. Romania Animal Rescue Inc has been working in Romania since 2003. Our headquarters in Romania is located at the Center of Hope near Bucharest, although we also work at Family Vet in Craiova, and have mobile veterinary campaigns throughout Romania (as funding permits). We run these programs:
*Spay/neuter (over 150,000)
*Homeless Animals Hospital that treats animals that have no help either due to being strays or cared for by impoverished guardians that are unable to afford treatment. It is our social animal hospital program held at Center of Hope hospital that was built in 2016-2017. Romania Animal Rescue Inc. fundraised for the building of the massive Center of Hope Social Hospital, its Spay/Neuter extension, and the Veterinary Campus.
*Mobile spay/neuter campaigns (Spayathons) in towns and villages whereby the Veterinary Team stays for days at a location to spay/neuter dogs and cats for the community and catching strays as possible.
*Veterinary Training Program scholarships provided for Romanian vets and others from impoverished countries, held at Center of Hope veterinary campus. This program trains vets on highly skilled veterinary surgical techniques using a spay hook for minimally invasive surgery so that they may return to their communities with a high skill level.
*Education programs and outreach services. We hold field trips to Center of Hope as well as Family Vet hospital in Craiova, and go to schools and events to teach children about animal welfare.
*Veterinary Patrol program that goes to villages and communities providing on the spot veterinary care and sterilization with the HOPE ambulance. We recently received a new (used) caravan from Germany that is being converted into a massive mobile clinic.
*Provide food and services for shelters with a combined total of 400+ dogs and cats.
*Work with international adoption partners who find loving homes for many of the dogs we treat. All our work is possible only through donations. No staff or Board Members from Romania Animal Rescue or Animal Spay and Neuter International UK receive a salary, as they are all volunteers. Only the vets in Romania are paid for their work. Please review the 990 on our website for details of expenditures: www.romaniaanimalrescue.org
