Catastrophic Floods in Brazil Set Off Another Crisis: Homeless Pets

 

 "Many of these animals don’t have owners, said Fabiana de Araújo Ribeiro, who manages Porto Alegre’s animal welfare office.

Even when they do, “they don’t have anywhere to go back to” because their homes have been ruined, Ms. Ribeiro said.

And with water levels covering street signs and house numbers, rescue crews have struggled to record with any precision where pets were rescued or whom they might belong to."

read report By Ana Ionova and Jorge C. Carrasco