Our Mission
We are Stichting Rescue Dogs & Cats NL, or RDCNL for short. Based in the Netherlands, we’re an international group of animal lovers working together to find loving homes for abandoned and rescued dogs and cats. RDCNL partners with a number of selected animal shelters in Lithuania. We mediate on their behalf with aspiring pet parents in the Netherlands to find the best possible family for each animal. RDCNL’s main goal is to find loving homes for cats and dogs. We also spread awareness of animal welfare in Lithuania and the Netherlands.
Why?
The number of abandoned dogs and cats is very large in Lithuania. There are plenty of shelters that are doing great work helping the homeless pets, rehabilitating them, and providing excellent care while also doing their best to find them forever homes. Unfortunately they can’t help everyone. We feel heartbroken knowing that there are so many animals suffering from abuse and neglect, or wandering the streets, who dearly need a safe place at a shelter. Therefore RDCNL wants to help these precious animals by finding better homes for rescue dogs and cats, where they can live their best life. Therefore, this project is our way to contribute to the wellbeing of shelter pets.
History
RDCNL was founded in 2020 by Julija and Ramune, two animal lovers who have always had a desire to help homeless animals. The initiative quickly grew to a group of more than 30 volunteers helping to rehome from dogs and cats from Lithuania to the Netherlands. RDCNL officially became a stichting in 2023. So far, RDCNL has helped find loving homes for hundreds of rescue dogs and cats!
200+ pets adopted
Over 200 dogs and cats have found their forever homes via RDCNL!
35 Volunteers
35 people across 4 time zones volunteer to help save homeless pets
3 Shelters
We have partnered with 3 shelters in Lithuania
What we do
RDCNL facilitates dog and cat adoptions by acting as mediators between shelters in Lithuania and adopters in the Netherlands. Adopters apply and meet (virtually) with us. This is to determine if the cat/dog would be a good fit for the owner (and vice versa). In addition, we provide more information about the pet. After adoption is approved, RDCNL coordinates the transportation from Lithuania to the Netherlands.
If you are interested in adopting a rescue dog or cat, fill out the application form. An adoption coordinator will contact you for a video meeting and to talk about the pet more.
If you have any questions, please send us a message or reach out through our social channels.
Our Team
RDCNL is entirely volunteer run and most work is completed remotely. Our volunteers come from all over the world – Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas – and are all united by a love of animals and rescuing pets. We have over 30 volunteers and our team is continuing to grow. Here are a few of the people who do great work for us. They coordinate pet adoptions, run social media accounts, and dong the behind-the-scenes work to find rescue dogs and cats their perfect homes.
