Catastrophic floods in Sao Paulo and mudslides near Rio de Janeiro are linked to over 1,000 deaths (as of January 31st, 2011). In the hard hit towns of Teresopolis, Nova Friburgo and Petropolis, an unknown number (estimated in the tens of thousands or more) of animals are without food, water, shelter, or vet care for wounds and disease. Stray animals have no survival resources, due to absent humans. Care-given “pets” were left behind or lost, some orphaned when caregivers died. Emergency crews report innumerable dead or dying dogs, cats and horses.
Animal Resources deployed to Brazil the week of February 7th, 2011 as part of the trained disaster-response teams being organized by Kinship Circle (www.kinshipcircle.org), partnering with In Defense of Animals (www.idausa.org).
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87 steps up to the room
abandoned house with the kitties
abandoned village
about a week old, this lady volunteered there everyday
a bull that survived
again chained, with kennel bottom
again main kennel area
a horse
a house
a little defensive
all by himself
all ears
always present trucks
a lot of mud
and another back room that's full
and it just goes on and on
and listening
and looking
and more
and no, we never had time to use
another area
another flooded village
another one
another picture, same area
another shot
another slide area
as we make our way through the village
back room area
bashare dog, really very badly eaten
bathroom and hallways are also used
bi bets back
bookends
Brazil 012
called bashare (maggot-infestation)
captured this little guy, owner abandoned him
Carlos trying to coax them with food
checking out a car
cleaning, never-ending
cut in guard rail, local exit
debris field
debris field is higher than car
drags his front leg around, so sad
electrical wiring at the shelter
entering someone's house, all abandoned
every nook and cranny is filled
everything gone
first bath, I am sure
four dogs in a horse area that were being looked after
group shot before leaving for the field
guess a shoulder I didn't plan on
has bachare in it's leg, plus other things, very sweet
"have you seen my dog?" wall
he wanted nothing to do with us
he was actually very sweet
he was being looked after
he was waiting to see if we were going to follow him
high water mark below blue sign
high water mark on walls
hiking to another site
his favorite toy was a water bottle
his partner
hostel area
injuries don't get treated
it's all better now
just a box with newspaper
just feeding
just keep looking
just mud
just tired of it all
keep going
keep going and going
kitty dump (4 each)
left without food or water for a week
listening and watching for any movement
listening for any sounds
loaded him and took him
lobby area
look at the car
look at the rock size
look at the sand
lots of kids were lost in this area
lots of puppies
lots of waterfalls
love chows
love the canned stuff
main kennel area
mammory glad tumor, mom was to have surgery
many problems, nose eaten off
Marie checking out the older one
means these houses are all condemned
medical supplies
missing ear and bachere on back
more dogs in a village, they were fine
more hiking down hill
more, more
more puppies
more slide areas
more trucks
mostly starved, very sweet but frightened
mudslide
my room, live out of suitcases
names
no food or water for a week
no mirrors in bathroom
normal dog kennel chain, pallet, cardboard
not happy
not happy, but safe
not sure he made it
now they talk
one of many
one of the flooded villages we surveyed for any live animals
one of the kitties we rescued
one of the volunteers from Rio helping out
one the owner kept
outside of shelter with Carlos
people moving what they can salvage
putting fly stuff on their ears
putting fly stuff on their ears
really bad lighting in some of these rooms
recuperation area
remember the temperature is 95 plus humidity
same bull
same dog again
same one
same ones
same thing
same village
see the oil spots
shelter for Red
she made it
Sister attending a volunteer
Sister Marie and her new flock
slide areas
so it was my turn
something was dead here, don't know what
so much sand
so sad
starved and dehydrated, almost too weak to walk
still wet after 3 weeks
stopped eating
that's his world
the dead don't leave gracefully
the older one
these are 20 or so I cleaned and fed every morning
these guys did have owners nearby
these guys weren't having any issues
these rocks are new to the area
these two we found at an abandoned house
these use to be someone's home
they didn't like each other
this is a shower water heater
this rock has been moved by the water's power
Tony and I feeding the lucky ones
The name of Tony's rescue group
Tony with one
town center
town center
transport to the truck
tumor and bleeding from the mammory glands
used to be a car
used to be houses here
very frightened
very lucky
view from the room
volunteer taking dogs for a walk
volunteer with the poodle
waiting for a kennel to open
waiting for what?
was he crying? don't know
waterfall
water was over 15 feet high throuh here
we had to chase dogs through that
where the vets work
we sent Sister over the bridge first
what a sweetie
what's left
whole area gone
wreakage
