Episode 1
A Soldier's Best Friend
45m
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.
Where to watch Animal Cops: Houston
TV series
Animal Cops: Houston
2003TV-PG10 seasons9.4 / 10
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Animal Cops: Houston premiered August 11, 2003. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Episode 2
Criminal Acts
45m
The team investigates and attempted poisoning of a family dog in a Houston neighbourhood. And, investigators rescue two neglected, lame horses.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 3
Horse Quarantine
45m
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.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 4
Fighting Camp
45m
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.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 5
Center of Chaos
45m
Assistant chief investigator Charles Jantzen sets out to save 70 cats and dogs in a filthy, privately-owned animal rescue centre.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 6
Trouble
45m
A rookie's attempt to save a dog with a rusty metal chain embedded in its neck touches everyone at the Houston SPCA shelter.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 7
Animal Round-Up
45m
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.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 8
The Big Cases
45m
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.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 9
Deer Rescue
45m
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.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 10
Trailer Park Tears
45m
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?
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 11
Mission to Save
45m
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.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 12
Justice Is Served
45m
Loose dogs; an abuser of a horse, cat, dog and bird receives justice; abandoned snake roams wild; pack of dogs terrorises a neighbourhood.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 13
Blessed Puppies
45m
Investigator Barbra Christiansen has a threatening standoff with a neglectful dog-owner; a church drain traps puppies.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 14
Armed Siege
45m
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.
Where to watch Animal Cops: HoustonEpisode 15
No Longer Abandoned
45mfinale
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.
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Cast
Robert Leigh
Credits
- Created by
- Paul Berriff
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 144
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Animal PlanetUnited States
ITV StudiosUnited Kingdom
Themes
animal copsanimal crueltyanimals