About RSDR

Rudozem Street Dog Rescue (www.streetdogrescue.com) is a non-profit foundation in Bulgaria that rescues street dogs from a life of abuse and finds them loving homes.

Our mission

1. Rescue Street dogs in Bulgaria and find them loving homes.
2. Renovate and build a dog shelter/clinic.
3. Implement a neuter/spay program to reduce the population of street dogs
4. Implement Education about Animal Welfare to the public.

Company Overview

Rudozem Street Dog Rescue (RSDR) is a non-profit foundation that rescues Street Dogs in Bulgaria and finds loving homes for them in the UK, Netherlands and now Germany.In August 2007, the Rowles family – Diane and Tony Rowles and their 4 children, 4 dogs and 2 cats decided to make the move to Bulgaria to have a more peaceful life from the busy lifestyle in the UK. The Rowles bought a family property in the outskirts of Rudozem.After living in Bulgaria for a few months, the family saw the plight of the street dogs and started feeding them and patting them. They were shocked by the locals reactions and abuse towards the street dogs, and saw dogs spat on, kicked or had stones thrown at them. They continued to feed the dogs on the streets when they could out of their own money.

In September 2007, their youngest son Luke befriended a street dog who started following Luke around.  They named him Ranger and he became the family’s first rescue dog when a man was trying to shoot him. You can read about Ranger’s story on the About Us page of the website. In following months other street dogs went home to the Rowles family.

With the continuing number of street dogs needing to be fed on the streets, it was getting harder not to do something, so in March 2009, Rudozem Street Dog Rescue (RSDR) was formed, and officially became a registered foundation.