His mission is to save wild animals from certain death. Maria Angela Panelli She has become an internet sensation thanks to the hundreds of rescue operations she carries out every day in Barretos, a town in the metropolitan area of São Paulo. Working with the municipal police, Maria Angela, a 57-year-old veterinarian and animal husbandry specialist, takes in and cares for mutilated, seriously injured, and desperately ill animals, from birds to dogs.
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Those who recover are released and return to a normal life. For the others, Maria Angela works to find a place in a nature reserve. Many stories of the rescues of Brazil's most generous veterinarian, a role model for anyone in this profession, are shared on her social media. In particular, her Instagram page who has more than half a million followers.
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