6.9 /10 2 Votes
7.9/10 TV Original language(s) English First episode date 11 August 2003 | 7.8/10 IMDb Country of origin United States Location(s) Houston, Texas Running time 45 minutes Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributor Discovery Communications Genres Documentary film, Reality television, Mystery, Crime Fiction, Live action Similar Animal Cops: Detroit, Animal Cops: South Afri, Miami Animal Police, Animal Cops: Phoenix, Animal Cops: Miami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Animal Cops: Houston is an American documentary reality television series that premiered in 2003 on Animal Planet. It takes place in Houston, Texas and focuses on the work of the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (HSPCA). The series is the third in a series of "umbrella rotation" of shows known collectively as "Animal Planet Heroes".
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Hurricane Katrina relief efforts
The Houston SPCA served as the coordinator of relief efforts for animals trapped in New Orleans, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Many of the animals rescued in New Orleans were shipped to Houston's holding facilities for eventual reunions with their owners who had also been evacuated to Houston. The rescue efforts were featured on a 2005 Animal Planet special called Animal Planet Heroes: Hurricane Rescues.
In the fall of 2005, the staff of the Houston SPCA also assisted with the rescue of animals from the wreckage caused by Hurricane Rita along the Texas Gulf Coast. Debby MacDonald and Mark Ramos, investigators with the Michigan Humane Society, featured in Animal Cops: Detroit, went down from Detroit, Michigan, to assist their fellow investigators in the recovery; their contributions were featured in a special episode of Animal Cops: Houston in 2006.
Awards and nominations
In 2005, Animal Cops Houston won a Genesis Award in the reality programming category.
