About this season
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.
Episodes (16)
1. Baby Love
Aired 13 March 2006 • 45 min
Investigators rescue an abandoned mare and her newly-born foal. The baby is in serious condition, but the team pulls out all the stops to save him.
2. Cody's Comeback
Aired 14 March 2006 • 45 min
Following heavy rain, animal cruelty investigator Barbara Christiansen is called to rescue a horse lying in a pool of water.
3. The Comeback Colt
Aired 15 March 2006 • 45 min
The SPCA battles to bring two emaciated dogs back from the brink of death; the team races against the clock to save a family of cats left home alone.
4. Three-Legged Achilles
Aired 16 March 2006 • 45 min
The team seizes an emaciated boxer; surgeons battle to save a rescued dog with a life-threatening injury.
5. Unexpected Delivery
Aired 17 March 2006 • 45 min
Investigator Max Mixson rescues a young foal with a dislocated knee, but the team must execute a seizure warrant before they can rush the foal back to the shelter.
6. Sweet as Sugar
Aired 17 July 2006 • 45 min
Chief Investigator Charles Jantzen rescues Sugar, an emaciated mare in desperate need of help. Plus, the team seizes two Great Danes left home alone.
7. Shining Star
Aired 18 July 2006 • 45 min
Star, a young mare, is 200lbs underweight; thanks to the intervention of the Houston SPCA, she gets a second chance at a happy life.
8. Hurricane Rita Response
Aired 19 July 2006 • 45 min
The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, respond 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.
9. Grandma Grey
Aired 20 July 2006 • 45 min
The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, respond 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.
10. Stubborn Joe
Aired 21 July 2006 • 45 min
The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, respond 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.
11. Baby Boom
Aired 14 September 2006 • 45 min
The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, respond 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.
12. Pigpen
Aired 30 October 2006 • 45 min
The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, respond 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.
13. Tigers and Bears, Oh My
Aired 31 October 2006 • 45 min
The Houston SPCA investigators embark on a challenging mission to rescue 11 bears and a pair of tigers.
14. 600 Dogs Too Many
Aired 1 November 2006 • 45 min
The owner of a privately run animal charity is reluctant to give up some of the 600 rescue dogs she currently has at her shelter after it all proves too much for her.
15. Dirty Dozen
Aired 2 November 2006 • 45 min
The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, respond 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.
16. Under Pressure
Aired 3 November 2006 • 45 min
The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, respond 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.