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 (13)
1. Rescue Me
Aired 9 October 2008 • 45 min
Twenty cats are rescued from a hoarder; a horse with a leg injury is found north of Houston; and an investigator rushes to save a Saint Bernard.
2. Lost but Not Forgotten
Aired 10 October 2008 • 45 min
The team participates in a very large horse seizure. Also: Investigators rescue a dog left home alone and a kitten caught in a storm drain.
3. Kennel Seizure
Aired 10 December 2008 • 45 min
Investigators discover a kennel of sick dogs that have been fed carcasses.
4. Appaloosa Mare
Aired 11 December 2008 • 45 min
A group of starving horses is seized by investigators.
5. Super Trooper
Aired 12 December 2008 • 45 min
An underfed mare delivers a premature foal that requires round-the-clock medical attention.
6. Backyard Breeder
Aired 29 December 2008 • 45 min
A suspected overbreeder tries to avoid a home inspection.
7. Hurricane Ike
Aired 5 January 2009 • 45 min
Investigators go on a rescue mission after Hurricane Ike hits to save animals in Galveston, Texas.
8. Grumpy Wilma
Aired 12 January 2009 • 45 min
Two emaciated horses get help; and a surly pig gives an investigator the runaround
9. Missing Puppies
Aired 23 February 2009 • 45 min
Several endangered dogs are rescued from their deceased owner's property.
10. Insulin Injection
Aired 28 September 2009 • 45 min
An SPCA investigator finds a sick horse with discarded hypodermic needles nearby.
11. Fred the Chimpanzee
Aired 5 October 2009 • 45 min
A 25-year-old chimp is discovered living in a cramped cage in his owner's home.
12. Liberty County Battle
Aired 19 October 2009 • 45 min
Four starving horses and a calf are rescued following a confrontation with the owner. The owner later claims in court that the photographic evidence is fake.
13. Slick
Aired 26 October 2009 • 45 min
An investigator rescues two abandoned dogs.