The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, responds to a variety of distress calls involving an average of more than 100 animals per day. This series documents the work they do, from the initial investigation through, in some cases, the animals being adopted into loving homes.
Sep 7, 2011 - 45m
Eight officers from the Houston SPCA answer the call from an animal hoarder who admits he is in way over his head.
Sep 12, 2011 - 45m
Investigator Randy Farmer is called to a suspected dog breeding facility and discovers dozens of dogs in poor health. And a suspected cockfighting operation is investigated.
Sep 13, 2011 - 45m
Police investigate a dog breeding facility where more than two hundred Rottweilers are found when a freak ice storm hits.
Sep 14, 2011 - 45m
A mare named Bella has become stuck in a muddy creek and is slowly sinking. As time quickly runs out, the Animal Cops battle to save her life.
Sep 15, 2011 - 45m
After investigators give the owner of three horses a warning about their care and conditions, the horses disappear.
Sep 19, 2011 - 45m
The SPCA carries out a rescue operation of over sixty cats from a decaying house, while investigator Debbie Michaelson discovers newborn puppies hidden in a disused shed.
Sep 26, 2011 - 45m
Investigator, Maverick Wagner, tries to rescue an emaciated cat trapped in an empty house. Plus, Debbie encounters a pack of feral dogs and a grieving widow's potbellied pig.
Oct 3, 2011 - 45m
Maverick seeks justice for the death of two huskies and fears there could be a third. SPCA investigates the death of horse, and rescue a dog trapped under a house.
Oct 10, 2011 - 45m
The SPCA enters the brutal world of illegal cockfighting when police surround the organisers in a nearby wood. Back at the shelter, two very ill horses shock the team.
Oct 17, 2011 - 45m
The Houston SPCA investigators discover a horse that has been left alone outside in a vacant parking lot.
Oct 24, 2011 - 45m
Debbie attempts to bring an injured horse's owner to court and seizes numerous other neglected animals. Meanwhile a dog shot by a pellet gun is rushed to the SPCA hospital.
Nov 7, 2011 - 45m
Debbie is horrified to find a herd of emaciated horses and Maverick rescues a dog with a serious leg wound. Plus, the team rescues some livestock during a heat wave.
Nov 14, 2011 - 45m
Maverick Wagner races to save an injured kitten that's fallen down a drain. Plus, investigators hurry to rescue a donkey buried up to its neck in mud.
Nov 21, 2011 - 45m
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Nov 28, 2011 - 45m
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Dec 12, 2011 - 45m
Houston SPCA looks back on some of the most heartbreaking cases that dealt with animals that just were not wanted.
Jan 23, 2012 - 45m
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Jan 30, 2012 - 45m
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Feb 6, 2012 - 45m
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Feb 13, 2012 - 45m
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Feb 27, 2012 - 45m
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