

Welcome to Heathrow Airport's Animal Reception Centre: a unit that's equipped to deal with almost any species and which receives around 200,000 animals each year.
Heathrow Airport in London, one of the world's busiest, isn't full of just people from all around the world who pass through its doors. This series tells tales of the many creatures that end up at the airport's Animal Reception Centre - some legally, many illegally - and the staff who handle arriving and departing shipments of animals in every shape, size, breed and colour. Along with thousands of cats and dogs, the centre has welcomed sloths, giant octopi, bears, elephants, tigers, lions, sharks, alpacas, venomous snakes, vampire bats, and Britain's equestrian team.
Jun 13, 2012 - 24m
Ross confronts an angry cat, Stuart saves a fragile Tarsier and keeps an eye on five bear cuscuses. Sian faces the challenge of handling 35 alpacas from Australia and there's a heart-warming reunion of German Spitz Rocket with his owner after a long flight.
Jun 20, 2012 - 24m
Supervisor Ross sets a trap for an uninvited guest - a Muntjack deer on the loose in the aircraft maintenance yards. Meanwhile, Debs tackles a parrot identification puzzle, and Stuart rushes to ensure a Yorkshire Terrier named Lily can make her flight to Rome.
Jun 27, 2012 - 24m
Will comes to the aid of some shaken cats, and some miniature donkeys are too big for the forklift. Meanwhile, Ross races against the clock to pack a shipment of Tortoises safely....but will he get them ready in time?
Jul 4, 2012 - 24m
Ross faces off with a feisty bulldog.... but is his bark worse than his bite? Chris deals with badly packed peafowl from Miami, and Sian races against time to get a Dublin-bound dog on its flight. Plus, there's a unique shipment of lambs arriving from New Zealand, and discover the behind-the-scenes efforts to prevent the introduction of diseases into the UK.
Jul 11, 2012 - 24m
Follow the journey of Bentley, a rescued puppy from Bahrain, making his way to a new home in Denver. The Animal Airport team handle the challenges of transporting eagles from Tanzania, and face the urgency of saving a sick foal in distress on the airport perimeter.
Jul 18, 2012 - 24m
In this episode of Animal Airport, a diabetic dog arrives from its 24-hour flight from Australia requiring urgent insulin, two raccoon dogs found roaming in Wales find a temporary home at The Ark, and there's a bad smell emanating from a shipment of mealworms with a quarter of a million in a foul state.
Jul 25, 2012 - 24m
Grace loses her way whilst transporting a support dog, and a Tarantula shipment is missing some passengers! Meanwhile, the rescue centre braces itself for a huge influx of rescued animals, but can the team find room for them all?
Aug 1, 2012 - 24m
The Animal Airport team handle an emergency influx of sick exotic animals rescued from a private zoo....and they all require a vet check-up. Stuart gets to grips with a tricky skunk, Tara looks after a rare fur-less cat, and the Team hunts down a stowaway reptile in the hold of a foreign plane.
Aug 8, 2012 - 24m
Stuart struggles with a pair of King Vultures, Chris gets a bit too close to a lively Cayman, and some climbing South American Tayras give Ross the run-around.
Aug 15, 2012 - 24m
Stuart intercepts a shipment of reptiles and finds illegally-packed Monitor Lizards crammed into bags. They must all be re-packed and it's a race against time to get the shipment ready for the onward flight to Miami. Rob and Suzie treat health issues in rescued pythons, nervous Shitsu Alfie won't come out to play, and there's reports of a swan trapped by netting.
Aug 22, 2012 - 24m
Stuart handles some VIP parrots, and Animal Health Officer Anne embarks on a journey to Germany to split up a warring wolf pack. Careful handling of the Arctic wolves is needed - and she will be overseeing their transport to a sanctuary. Expert courier Matt Ford also transports exotic birds to their new homes, and collects elephant shrews, while Anne ensures a safe journey for all.
Aug 29, 2012 - 24m
Max the retriever goes missing, causing a whirlwind of delays and expenses. Owner Javier faces unexpected challenges and expenses amounting to £700. Meanwhile, alpaca breeder Nick anxiously awaits the arrival of his valuable stud males, only to encounter paperwork issues that extend his ordeal for seven long hours. An exotic tree kangaroo passes through the Ark on its way to Belfast Zoo, and there's the heart-warming reunion of Luigi the Chihuahua with his owner after a nerve-wracking flight from Florida.
Sep 5, 2012 - 24m
The staff get hands-on wrangling snakes - including an angry Rock Python. Chris deals with the owner of an illegal terrier who has failed to pass the UK's strict pet regulations, and aggressive trained attack guard dogs are too much for Ross to handle.
Sep 12, 2012 - 24m
Lisa deals with an aggressive quarantined rabbit who's stirring up trouble. Staff get a rare glimpse of two Clouded Leopards arriving for a new life, and Stuart deals with a shipment of poorly-packed reptiles.