The United States is a young country with Old World values. As our country grew, so did our pet population. We have a long way to go to solve our own crisis but the solution is a work in progress.
An important part of our heritage is to share our wealth, donate our time, help the less fortunate, and to give back. Those of us who work with Romania Animal Rescue have devoted decades to volunteer work for local and national animal welfare groups in the United States. This experience compels us to help some of the least fortunate and most desperate animals whose faces cross our collective minds before our heads hit the pillows each night.
Unlike the Western World, there are few charities in Romania. Volunteerism is scarce. Families and neighbors reach out to each other instead of asking strangers for help. There is an intergenerational legacy of distrust because of their history of war and betrayal. The historic Orthodox Church is revered by most there, but has no role in the country's social or economic problems.
Like Romania's children, many pets also became orphans during Iliescu's regime. The number of dogs and cats that were left to roam the streets, breed, starve and fend for themselves spiraled out of control. Romanian people and their animals shared a legacy of betrayal, hardship and abandonment.
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