CHARITY PRESENTATION
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The greatness of a nation can be judged
by the way its animals are treated.
Ghandi
executive summary
CHARITY OVERVIEW
Here's a quick overview of our charity, just click on the images to read on. For more details, please scroll further down.
LEGAL STRUCTURE
Our structure assures that each donated dollar is used as originally intended.
ANNUAL REPORTS 2024-2025
Sponsorship opportunity to change lives of strays
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how it all began
THe CREATION OF THE DOG ROSE
Introduction Movie (2mins)
Since 2011 The Dog Rose is a Swiss charity serving Romania’s stray animals with a new kind of shelter.
Instead of confining orphaned animals to cramped cages, our rescues live in a spacious 5-acres park with constant human contact and their fellow animals.
At The Dog Rose, local unprivileged children have the opportunity to receive love and affection from our stray animals.
Young volunteers visit all year around from all over Europe help to build the future of animal welfare step by step.
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FROM CEAUsESCU TO COVID
HISTORY OF ROMANIAN STRAY DOGS
What is the problem? (1:33)
In the 1980s, the communist Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu ordered the demolition of traditional homes and built tall apartment blocks instead.
Farmers had to move into the city and were forced to leave their dogs on the street.
The dogs quickly adapted to the new urban environment and since neutering was relatively rare at the time, their numbers multiplied rapidly.
Today, there are about 50’000 street dogs living in Bucharest and the problem is deeply rooted.
head over heels
Why WE GOT INVOLVED
How a little stray dog inspired The Dog Rose
(3:18 | swiss german with english subtitles)
During a business trip in 2009, Noëlle and her husband Tobi were confronted with the devastating street dog situation in Romania.
Among many other sad examples, they found 2 puppies lying helplessly next to dozens of carcasses in a stinking hole.
That’s when Noëlle made the decision to help. Within a few months, a quarter of the dogs on the premises were castrated and medically treated. Simple shelters were built for the dogs.
Noëlle envisioned that with heart and the support of local helpers, a solution can be found for these poor souls.
redefining animal shelters
THE VISION
A sustainable solution to the stray dog problem can only succeed with a shift in attitude among the younger generation.
At The Dog Rose socially neglected children and traumatized animals heal each other.
Thanks to the daily contact with people, shy orphan dogs become trusting and adoptable.
The Dog Rose vision can be adapted anywhere in the world: it transforms depressing animal shelters into hopeful gardens of hope with frolicking dogs and various sustainability opportunities like:
- a local veterinary clinic
- an animal park with vegetarian café
- a vacation stay for upper class dogs from Bucharest
- an special event location for children’s parties
- a volunteer hostel for young international travellers
- an on-site dog- & cat-food production
- and much more…
Our declared goal is the long-term financial independence from donations and the development of a non-profit oriented, independent organisation to ensure the survival of the Dog Rose.
14 pillars for a
A SUSTAINABLE CYCLE OF LOVE
Each of our 14 steps is a crucial step to turn desperate, hungry puppies on the streets into happy adoptable family members.
By providing a huge fun-park, professional advice and constantly connecting the local population with our stray animals, The Dog Rose is creating respect and understanding for these beautiful souls and solves the problem from within the country.
02. SPAYING
treat, spay & vaccinate them
04. PLAY
start playing with peers
07. EDUCATE
educate locals about strays
08. ENJOY
let them have fun with them
09. VISIT
organize regular reunions
12. RESPECT
create respect for stray dogs
13. RESOLVE
solve from within
14. EXPAND
the idea to the world
our vets save lives
SPAYING CAMPAIGNS
How our vets save lives every day (1:33)
Alice, Bogdan and many volunteer vets are travelling with our spaying van around Romania all year to spay as many stray animals as possible. Please help us to spay at least 2’000 animals per year.
The numbers are staggering:
If one female dog and her male partner and all their offspring remained unneutered, they would multiply to over 67’000 suffering stray dogs on the streets in only 6 years!
Every spayed animal is a huge success in preventing more suffering and pain on the streets of Romania. In the last 2 years we we spayed 4’255 animals. This means we avoided 142 million dogs without a home.
our social media presence
WE ARE SOCIAL ANIMALS
We are in the process of consolidating our social media channels with the launch of our new website comming this January. Click on the images below to visit the channels.
BUILDING LOVE & TRUST OVER THE YEARS
our yearly charity movies
At the end of each year we are summarising the events in a charming charity movie. This allows our supporters and partner to witness our progress. Watch our charity movies from the very beginning until today and see how far we have come already
2011
The Beginning
2012
Building Trust
2013
Getting Better at This
2014
The Beauty of Adopting
2015
Animal Christmas
2016
Swiss Schoolkids Visiting
2017
Big Plans
2018
The New Shelter
2021
History of Romanian Straydogs
2021
A Home for Eugen
2021
Adoption of Birdie
2021
Children meeting Straydogs
THANK YOU.
