The aim is to know both dogs and adopters well enough to make thoughtful, realistic matches.
Lucky’s Legacy Rescue
Responsible rescue and rehoming for dogs in Romania.
Lucky’s Legacy Rescue is a UK registered charity, founded by Estelle, supporting dogs before, during and after they find their homes.
Founded in 2018
Charity status since 2020
100% volunteer run
Rescue photo space
How it began
It started with looking to adopt one dog, then realising there was more to do.
Lucky’s Legacy Rescue was founded in October 2018, after Estelle and her family began looking to adopt a dog and came across overseas rescue charities.
After reaching out about adopting or fostering, it became clear there was more she could do. The charity began working with a shelter in Romania, Lucky’s Legacy Rescue in Romania, and the journey grew from there.
Lucky’s Legacy Rescue received charity status in May 2020. Today, it remains a 100% volunteer-run charity and a huge part of Estelle’s life.
Dogs are assessed thoroughly before rehoming, so their needs and personalities are understood as clearly as possible.
The rehoming process is designed to be careful, thorough and well-rounded, rather than rushed.
The rescue ethos is to support dogs as much as possible before, during and after they find their home.
The work in Romania
Hands-on rescue support, assessment and socialisation.
Lucky’s Legacy Rescue has an incredible network of volunteers who travel to Romania to support their partner shelter, DoGood Romania.
The volunteer programme includes assessing the dogs, but it is not only about assessment. It also includes socialising dogs, exposing them gently to new things and helping the shelter understand each dog as an individual.
This is what sits at the heart of the charity: not just moving dogs from one place to another, but trying to give them the best possible chance of finding the right home.
Understanding each dog helps the rescue make better, more responsible rehoming decisions.
The process is built around knowing the dog and the adopter, not just filling a space.
Volunteers help dogs experience more of the world before they move into homes.
Prevention work
Rescue is not only about rehoming. It is also about reducing the problem at source.
Alongside rehoming, Lucky’s Legacy Rescue funds an ongoing spay and neuter campaign. Since 2019, this campaign has seen over 3,000 dogs sterilised.
That prevention work matters because it helps reduce the stray dog and cat population, rather than only responding once animals are already in need.
As of June 2024, Lucky’s Legacy Rescue had rehomed more than 500 dogs.
3,000+dogs sterilised through the spay/neuter campaign since 2019
500+dogs rehomed as of June 2024
100%volunteer run, with support in the UK and Romania
A personal part of Estelle’s life
The rescue is not just something Estelle supports. It is part of her own home, too.
Estelle’s own dogs are from Lucky’s, and she has fostered a number of dogs over the years.
It has been incredibly rewarding, has brought a huge amount of happiness, and has given her a wealth of real-life experience with dogs from very different backgrounds.
Lucky’s dogs photo
Photo spaces
Real rescue images can sit here when ready.
These spaces are ready for photos from Lucky’s Legacy Rescue, Romania volunteer trips, adopted dogs or Estelle’s own Lucky’s dogs.
Dog photo
Volunteer photo
Happy ending photo
Find out more
Learn more about the charity and the dogs looking for homes.
Lucky’s Legacy Rescue has its own website and social pages where you can learn more about the charity, see dogs looking for homes and follow the work happening in Romania.