Paul Berriff
Director
Animal Cops: Houston (2003)
Season 9
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
S9E1 - Hoarder
Eight officers from the Houston SPCA answer the call from an animal hoarder who admits he is in way over his head.
Sept. 7, 2011, midnight
S9E2 - Breeder
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.
Sept. 12, 2011, midnight
S9E3 - Frozen
Police investigate a dog breeding facility where more than two hundred Rottweilers are found when a freak ice storm hits.
Sept. 13, 2011, midnight
S9E4 - Trapped
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.
Sept. 14, 2011, midnight
S9E5 - Vanished
After investigators give the owner of three horses a warning about their care and conditions, the horses disappear.
Sept. 15, 2011, midnight
S9E6 - Fragile
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.
Sept. 19, 2011, midnight
S9E7 - Chase
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.
Sept. 26, 2011, midnight
S9E8 - Survivors
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.
Oct. 3, 2011, midnight
S9E9 - Aftermath
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.
Oct. 10, 2011, midnight
S9E10 - Abandoned
The Houston SPCA investigators discover a horse that has been left alone outside in a vacant parking lot.
Oct. 17, 2011, midnight
S9E11 - Wounded
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.
Oct. 24, 2011, midnight
S9E12 - Endurance
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.
Nov. 7, 2011, midnight
S9E13 - Storm
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.
Nov. 14, 2011, midnight
S9E14 - Denial
None
Nov. 21, 2011, midnight
S9E15 - Heat
None
Nov. 28, 2011, midnight
S9E16 - Most Unwanted
Houston SPCA looks back on some of the most heartbreaking cases that dealt with animals that just were not wanted.
Dec. 12, 2011, midnight
S9E17 - Heatstroke
None
Jan. 23, 2012, midnight
S9E18 - Heart of a Hero
None
Jan. 30, 2012, midnight
S9E19 - Heatwave
None
Feb. 6, 2012, midnight
S9E20 - Emergency
None
Feb. 13, 2012, midnight
S9E21 - Wildfire
None
Feb. 27, 2012, 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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