Colleen Paige endorses the Romanian
strays' cause!
Nearly 20 years after the fall of Communism enabled Romania to
experience the most rapid economic growth in our nation's
history, millions of street dogs, cats, horses and donkeys are
left in our streets to live on refuse.
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’s tireless efforts are rewarded by the donors and
sponsors' commitment to our cause. This aid 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.
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 on 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.uk
Romania 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, Romania
rolda@care2.com, +4 0748 903 612, www.rolda.org
Please help tails to wag! Visit our
website at www.rolda.org
regularly to find out more about our work! ROLDA
(REG NO.18416340)
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