Paul Berriff
Director
Animal Cops: Houston (2003)
Season 2
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.
Released Aug. 11, 2003
Episode 45 min
10+
Genres: Crime, Documentary, Drama, Reality
Keywords: tmdb.animal-cruelty, tmdb.animal-cops, imdb.society-for-the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals, tmdb.animals, imdb.city-name-in-title, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.place-in-title, imdb.place-name-in-title
Production Companies: ITV Studios
Network: Animal Planet
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - A Soldier's Best Friend
An 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.
June 14, 2004, midnight
S2E2 - Criminal Acts
The team investigates and attempted poisoning of a family dog in a Houston neighbourhood. And, investigators rescue two neglected, lame horses.
June 15, 2004, midnight
S2E3 - Horse Quarantine
A 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.
June 16, 2004, midnight
S2E4 - Fighting Camp
The 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.
June 17, 2004, midnight
S2E5 - Center of Chaos
Assistant chief investigator Charles Jantzen sets out to save 70 cats and dogs in a filthy, privately-owned animal rescue centre.
June 18, 2004, midnight
S2E6 - Trouble
A rookie's attempt to save a dog with a rusty metal chain embedded in its neck touches everyone at the Houston SPCA shelter.
Aug. 2, 2004, midnight
S2E7 - Animal Round-Up
Fifty 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.
Aug. 3, 2004, midnight
S2E8 - The Big Cases
Emaciated 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.
Aug. 4, 2004, midnight
S2E9 - Deer Rescue
Chief 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.
Aug. 5, 2004, midnight
S2E10 - Trailer Park Tears
A 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?
Aug. 6, 2004, midnight
S2E11 - Mission to Save
SPCA 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.
Oct. 4, 2004, midnight
S2E12 - Justice Is Served
Loose dogs; an abuser of a horse, cat, dog and bird receives justice; abandoned snake roams wild; pack of dogs terrorises a neighbourhood.
Oct. 5, 2004, midnight
S2E13 - Blessed Puppies
Investigator Barbra Christiansen has a threatening standoff with a neglectful dog-owner; a church drain traps puppies.
Oct. 6, 2004, midnight
S2E14 - Armed Siege
An 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.
Oct. 7, 2004, midnight
S2E15 - No Longer Abandoned
An 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.
Oct. 8, 2004, midnight
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45 min/ep
6480 min
Aug. 11, 2003
March 15, 2015, midnight
Ended
TV-PG / 10+
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