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 (21)
1. Hoarder
Aired 7 September 2011 • 45 min
Eight officers from the Houston SPCA answer the call from an animal hoarder who admits he is in way over his head.
2. Breeder
Aired 12 September 2011 • 45 min
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.
3. Frozen
Aired 13 September 2011 • 45 min
Police investigate a dog breeding facility where more than two hundred Rottweilers are found when a freak ice storm hits.
4. Trapped
Aired 14 September 2011 • 45 min
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.
5. Vanished
Aired 15 September 2011 • 45 min
After investigators give the owner of three horses a warning about their care and conditions, the horses disappear.
6. Fragile
Aired 19 September 2011 • 45 min
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.
7. Chase
Aired 26 September 2011 • 45 min
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.
8. Survivors
Aired 3 October 2011 • 45 min
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.
9. Aftermath
Aired 10 October 2011 • 45 min
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.
10. Abandoned
Aired 17 October 2011 • 45 min
The Houston SPCA investigators discover a horse that has been left alone outside in a vacant parking lot.
11. Wounded
Aired 24 October 2011 • 45 min
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.
12. Endurance
Aired 7 November 2011 • 45 min
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.
13. Storm
Aired 14 November 2011 • 45 min
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.
14. Denial
Aired 21 November 2011 • 45 min
15. Heat
Aired 28 November 2011 • 45 min
16. Most Unwanted
Aired 12 December 2011 • 45 min
Houston SPCA looks back on some of the most heartbreaking cases that dealt with animals that just were not wanted.
17. Heatstroke
Aired 23 January 2012 • 45 min
18. Heart of a Hero
Aired 30 January 2012 • 45 min
19. Heatwave
Aired 6 February 2012 • 45 min
20. Emergency
Aired 13 February 2012 • 45 min
21. Wildfire
Aired 27 February 2012 • 45 min