Animal rescue operations span Brazil and Venezuela

A dog named Tobi was freed from a flooded wooden bridge in Urubici, Santa Catarina, after a resident cut the structure with a chainsaw.

In Apucarana, municipal environment officials and the municipal guard rescued a six‑month‑old capybara with serious injuries to both eyes and transferred it to a veterinary hospital in Londrina for treatment.

Authorities in Mogi Mirim seized birds, pigs and a cat that had been left without food or water in a dirty property and moved the animals to care facilities.

A severely dehydrated, tiny mammal that resembled a hedgehog was found in native forest, given emergency care and later placed in an assisted‑adoption program.

Following the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela, a dog called Sara was located alive after a week under rubble in Vargas and rescued by army emergency units working with the National Guard.

In Paraná, two onças‑pintadas and a young onça‑parda were captured in Santa Helena, Foz do Iguaçu and Mandaguari; the felines were taken to refuges or a municipal zoo for veterinary evaluation before planned release.

A dog named Esperança, discovered with severe burns and necrosis from hot water in Tubarão, Santa Catarina, was rescued, surgically treated and is now recovering with a family interested in adoption.