Animal Cops: Houston (2003)
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.
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Episode 1 - A Soldier's Best Friend
Release Date: 2004-06-14An American soldier rescues an injured puppy from the streets of war-torn Iraq. With help from the Houston SPCA, he flies the pup back to the United States.
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Episode 2 - Criminal Acts
Release Date: 2004-06-15The team investigates and attempted poisoning of a family dog in a Houston neighbourhood. And, investigators rescue two neglected, lame horses.
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Episode 3 - Horse Quarantine
Release Date: 2004-06-16A deadly disease strikes the shelter, threatening the life of every horse in the SPCA's stable block. Plus, the team rescues an abandoned dog and her pups.
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Episode 4 - Fighting Camp
Release Date: 2004-06-17The team takes part in a dramatic dawn raid to shut down one of the city's biggest illegal dog fighting operations. What they find on the property shocks them all.
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Episode 5 - Center of Chaos
Release Date: 2004-06-18Assistant chief investigator Charles Jantzen sets out to save 70 cats and dogs in a filthy, privately-owned animal rescue centre.
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Episode 6 - Trouble
Release Date: 2004-08-02A rookie's attempt to save a dog with a rusty metal chain embedded in its neck touches everyone at the Houston SPCA shelter.
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Episode 7 - Animal Round-Up
Release Date: 2004-08-03Fifty animals are removed from an elderly hoarder's Texas home; two Great Danes must be rescued from a locked junkyard; Dog hit by car has one eye and broken leg.
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Episode 8 - The Big Cases
Release Date: 2004-08-04Emaciated horses; dead dog tied to fence and Rottweiler with dying puppies; farm with animals in terrible living conditions; dog with embedded metal chain around its neck;all these and more are revisited as we get updates on the animals.
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Episode 9 - Deer Rescue
Release Date: 2004-08-05Chief Investigator Boller leads the rescue of a deer that was badly injured after running through an office glass window. And, an angry owner wants to keep his six dogs.
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Episode 10 - Trailer Park Tears
Release Date: 2004-08-06A senior investigator is injured and rushed to the ER during a raid at the home of an elderly cat collector. But will his injuries be serious?
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Episode 11 - Mission to Save
Release Date: 2004-10-04SPCA investigators seize a horse with a horrific leg injury. Emotions run high as they fight to save the animal and bring the owner to justice.
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Episode 12 - Justice Is Served
Release Date: 2004-10-05Loose dogs; an abuser of a horse, cat, dog and bird receives justice; abandoned snake roams wild; pack of dogs terrorises a neighbourhood.
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Episode 13 - Blessed Puppies
Release Date: 2004-10-06Investigator Barbra Christiansen has a threatening standoff with a neglectful dog-owner; a church drain traps puppies.
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Episode 14 - Armed Siege
Release Date: 2004-10-07An angry man pulls a gun on Houston SPCA officer Max Mixson as he's investigating a complaint about the man confining more than 100 dogs in his property.
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Episode 15 - No Longer Abandoned
Release Date: 2004-10-08An abandoned dog wins the heart of an SPCA investigator; cops seize more than 200 dogs from an overcrowded puppy mill; investigators try to keep emaciated horse alive.