Animal Cops: Houston

A shocking discovery leads to a life and death battle for a litter of pups and an emaciated mare struggles to give birth to her foal.

SPCA investigators intervene to save 30 hungry horses in one of the biggest and most challenging rescues ever for the team.

A police raid on a dog fight exposes battle-scarred fighting dogs, drugs and illegal gambling. And, the SPCA are called to a house with over 100 exotic hybrid cats.

Emaciated pit bulls are found during a homicide investigation; over 200 starving chickens; horse is unable to stand up.

When a cat is brought to the Houston SPCA suffering from severe burns, the case leads to the animal's 14-year-old owner and a bottle of lighter fuel.

A pit bull is shot and beaten to death within an illegal dogfighting ring; a boxer dog has mysterious burns up and down her back.

A dog is shot and left fighting for its life; investigators find a neglected horse that has suffered a fatal injury.

Cruelty investigators seize 11 battle-scarred pit bulls during a dogfighting raid while the ringmaster is taken into custody.

The Houston SPCA fights to save Pixie, a three-legged Labrador. Plus, there’s stakeout to rescue a missing dog needing urgent medical attention.

Investigators recall their biggest seizures. A dramatic chain of events leads to an armed siege when investigator Max risks his life to rescue over 100 dogs.

Investigators are called into action when a pet owner is caught on camera abusing his puppy. It's up to investigators to bring him to justice.

Chief investigator Boller saves horses from slaughter at a livestock auction by outbidding buyers from meat markets. Plus, investigators round up starving cattle.

Investigator Scott Wernick has an emotional roller-coaster of a day. It starts with the death of an emaciated horse and ends with the birth of a calf.

Investigators transport a desperately ill mule back to base for emergency medical treatment. Later, the SCPA join the sheriff’s department in a night-time raid.

12 cows are abandoned beside a busy motorway. The owner is nowhere to be seen and the animals are severely distressed. The Houston SPCA officers take control.

Investigators seize seven horses from a negligent owner who's left them in a filthy, waterlogged field. However, the horses show no inclination to leave peacefully.

When SPCA Investigators are called to a remote property, they encounter one the worst causes of neglect. They find one horse dead and four more barely alive.

The officers take control of 200 chickens that are being kept in inhumane temperatures exceeding 100 degrees. Plus, they uncover a house overrun by 50 rabbits.