Dogs, birds and a calf rescued after deadly rains in Brazil

Cities in the state of Minas Gerais were again on high alert Thursday as fresh rain fell, forcing a new scramble to rescue pets abandoned as residents fled in their thousands in the first wave of foods. "People have to run away and they don't have time to grab their pets. It's up to us to save them from the rubble, examine them, and then return them to their owners," veterinarian Marina Souza told AFP in the city of Juiz de Fora, where she rescued about 15 dogs on Thursday. One of them, a dog named Benny...