Victory for Romanian Stray Dogs

Back in May of last year I wrote about the Romanian stray dog situation. In a misguided attempt to cull the numbers of strays, dogs were being horrifically killed by clubbing, poisoning and electrocuting to name just a few of the methods. Rightly so, the Romanian population was angered by this and was asking the the courts to put an end to this terrible practice. I am happy to report that after millions of people signed petitions asking the courts to address this issue, the Romanian Constitutional Courts have announced that under Community Law the current practice of euthanizing stray dogs is illegal. What is even better is that this decision is final! This means that groups like Romania Animal Rescue will be able to continue stepping up their community education and spay/neuter programs which will help save countless lives. So far their programs have helped spay/neuter over 16,000 animals including almost 4,500 last year. Let's help them double it this year! Donations can be made online through paypal or you can send a check to one of the following addresses.

From Romania Animal Rescue, Inc.

RAR US
Nancy Janes
c/o Romania Animal Rescue, Inc.
8000 Morgan Territory Road
Livermore, CA   94551

RAR UK
Gill Silversides
c/o Romania Animal Rescue, Inc.
9 Brooklyn Road
Larkhall, England
BA1 6TF