Animal Cops Houston

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Animal Cops Houston
Format Reality television
Narrated by John Lurie, Robert Leigh
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Animal Planet

Animal Cops Houston is a television reality show 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. The series is the third in a series of "umbrella rotation" of shows known collectively as "Animal Planet Heroes", along with shows set in New York, New York (Animal Precinct), Detroit, Michigan (Animal Cops Detroit), Miami, Florida (Miami Animal Police), San Francisco, California (Animal Cops San Francisco), and Phoenix, Arizona (Animal Planet Heroes: Phoenix).

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[edit] Cast members

  • Charles Janzten - Assistant Chief Cruelty Investigator (2003-2005); Chief Cruelty Investigator (2006-present)
  • Max Mixson - HSPCA Senior Cruelty Investigator
  • Jim Boller - HSPCA Director of Field Services (2003-2006)
  • Ernie Angerstein - cruelty investigator
  • Barbara Christiansen - cruelty investigator
  • Sheila Kennedy - cruelty investigator
  • Deborah Turner - cruelty investigator
  • Scott Wernick - cruelty investigator (2004-present)
  • John Lurie - Narrator (2003-2004)
  • Robert Leigh - Narrator (2004-present)
  • Christine Kendrick - Deputy Constable, Harris County Precinct One Constable's Office

[edit] Hurricane Relief Efforts

The Houston SPCA served as the coordinator for relief efforts for animals trapped in New Orleans, Louisiana during 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 of Hurricane Rita along the Texas Gulf Coast. Debby MacDonald and Mark Ramos, investigators with the Michigan Humane Society featured in Animal Cops Detroit, came 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.

[edit] Awards

In 2005, Animal Cops Houston won the Genesis Award in the reality programming category.

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