Rocky Road Rescue is dedicated to rescuing primarily Romanian dogs and cats from the desperate situations many find themselves in. We concentrate on a few animals at a time and if needed, a small number of our dogs and cats go into a foster home in the U.K. prior to adoption.

For a long time, Romania has had one of the biggest problems with stray dogs within Europe. The issue dates back many years when people moved to the cities and into apartments for work, leaving behind their dogs. With very few neutered, this sadly lead to over breeding and a huge increase of stray dogs.

As the problem continued to grow, a law was passed in 2013 which enabled authorities to cull stray dogs. Dog catchers worked in the streets to round up stray dogs and take them to the public shelters, where they are euthanised after 14 days if they aren’t adopted.

These public shelters are often unclean and over crowded, leaving the dogs in unhygienic conditions, meaning disease can spread quickly.

​They often see cats being beaten in the streets, with their limbs hanging off. There are cat shelters, however, if you see a cat on the street it means it's a stray. All of the stray cats are very malnourished, extremely friendly and just want a warm bed and some food.

All donations, large and small, are hugely appreciated and will go to help fund the urgent care, food and shelter that these animals desperately need!

I am back into running again since rupturing my ACL and damaging both MCL in my left knee back in 2021. I have slowly been upping the distances and now feel ready to start to push myself more and more, having completed the London Landmarks 10km in September and now embarking on a half Marathon, both for the same cause. My target is any time under 2 hours but I am looking forward to the challenge.