Post by -|Noel|- on Sept 16, 2006 17:42:22 GMT -5
Episode #1 — Man's Best Friend
The majority of the cases the ASPCA deals with involves dogs, and in this episode, viewers will look at some of the most moving, dramatic and significant dog abuse cases the ASPCA agents have encountered.
Episode #2 — The Tough Cases
Special agents follow-up on a report that a dog has been starved to death at a house on Staten Island; and with one horse dead and another down to bones, officers agree the suspect appears to be guilty of animal abuse.
Episode #3 — Price of Neglect
A special investigator saves a Brooklyn shih tzu with fur so matted that it can't see and can barely walk; two special agents follow a lead about a neglected dog on an old car lot; and undercover agents attempt to confiscate two undernourished canines.
Episode #4 — Left Behind
Investigator Lucas follows-up on a report in Queens, NY that horses are being neglected. She finds one horse ankle deep in waste. Next, Lucas investigates why a tenant left his pets behind to starve and become severely dehydrated.
Episode #5 — The Stakeout
Special Agents Romano and Pentangelo respond to a call about severely malnourished dogs. Agent Sandano investigates a report of an emaciated dog. Investigator MacDonald helps capture a pack of stray dogs from a cementary in Queens.
Episode #6 — Rat Bites
ASPCA Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas is paying a visit to Brooklyn, to an area that has been experiencing problems with rats. A report has come in that an emaciated pitbull terrier has been attacked by the rats and is covered in bites. Meanwhile Special Investigator Paul Romano and his partner Special Agent Joe Pentangelo are in Queens, following up on reports of a man shooting squirrels with a BB gun, causing his neighbors to fear for their own safety and the welfare of the animals.
Episode #7 — Trashcan Puppies
Special Investigator Paul Romano and partner Special Agent Joe Pentangelo pick up an emergency call from Brooklyn. A young couple has rescued two newborn puppies from their neighbours' trash can. It seems the neighbors, two sisters, have discarded their dog's unwanted offspring, and simply put them out with the garbage to die. One of the ASPCA's undercover officers, known only as Special Agent H, is also faced with a gruesome case. On a routine visit to a grooming parlor, H has come across a sheepdog whose neck has a horrific gash, almost from ear to ear. The groomer says when the dog's shaggy hair was clipped he found a rope embedded in the dog's neck. Also, Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas confronts a man who thinks the way to deal with his dog Britney's barking is to muzzle her with a tin can.
Episode #8 — Canine Cruelty
Special Investigator AnneMarie Lucas and her undercover partner are following up on reports of a dog in Brooklyn seen with tape wrapped around its muzzle. After a tense surveillance operation, the ASPCA agents arrest a man on the street and discover the dog, King, is seriously wounded. Meanwhile, Special Investigator Paul Romano and Special Agent Joe Pentangelo are having a busy shift. They find two emaciated pit bull terriers in a back yard and on their way back to the base get a report of another pit bull in serious trouble. Special Investigator Lucas and her undercover partner go to the Centre for Animal Care and Control in Brooklyn, where they catch up with three abandoned puppies, found tied up in a yard. One had died at the scene, the others were very emaciated. It seems they had been so hungry they had picked at their brother's body.
Episode #9 — Unwanted Surprises
Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas and her partner, Special Agent JoAnn Sandano, are on patrol in Brooklyn when a stray mutt wanders in front of their car. Clearly neglected, it turns out he's recently been thrown out of a house across the street. Special Investigator Paul Romano and Special Agent Joe Pentangelo discover a shocking case of neglect in a church in Brooklyn. They find the pastor's dog, Sparkey, cowering in a back yard, covered in ticks. And, one of the ASPCA's undercover officers, known only as Special Agent H, has a dramatic night of cases with his partner, Special Agent Adam Gankiewicz. First, they seize a batch of 10 fighting -s from the roof of a garage in the Bronx. On the way back to base, they get a priority call to divert to a dogfight under 3rd Avenue Bridge. They rush there and are in time to catch the fight and arrest the dog fighters.
Episode #10 — The Hospital
Special Agent Tina Salaks is on a routine call on Staten Island when she discovers a gruesome case of a dog with an embedded collar. The dog, named Nitro, has been so neglected that a thick chain is deeply embedded in the flesh of his neck. One of the ASPCA's undercover officers, known only as Special Agent H, is with his partner, Special Agent Gankiewicz, to deal with a shocking case of neglect in the Bronx. Two pitbulls have been locked up in a small room for months, fed only by the owner throwing in scraps of food sporadically. Also, Special Agent Tietje, confronts a man who has let his pitbull and her seven puppies get into a terrible state. They're covered in ticks, so Tietje rushes them back to hospital at the ASPCA.
Episode #11 — Junkyard Dogs
Special Agent Tina Salaks answers a call to rescue an ailing goose on an old car lot. The goose is clearly suffering and Salaks rushes it to the ASPCA hospital. ASPCA Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas and Special Agent JoAnn Sandano are headed for a junkyard in Brooklyn. They've had a report of some dogs in distress. Locked in the junkyard are two pitbulls and one golden retriever. At least one of the pit bulls looks seriously under nourished, and all of them are covered in ticks. Special Agent Joann Sandano answers a report that a man is not caring for his cats. Upon arrival Joann is struck by the foul smell emanating from his apartment. But it appears as though the man is so ill, he's been unable to properly care for his pets.
Episode #12 — Finding a Home
Special Agent Joe Pentangelo of the ASPCA rescues a fearsome-looking mastiff from a rundown car lot in Brooklyn. The dog, named Kane, suffers from "cherry eyes," a painful infection of the eyes. On Staten Island, Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas is called to rescue a dog called Maximus. It's the start of another long and emotional search for that someone special; someone prepared to give him a new home and a new life. With Maximus, there's just one problem ... he's a pitbull. These dogs are normally difficult to adopt out, but the ASPCA is tireless in looking for a family right for him.
Episode #13 — Dangerous Diet
ASPCA Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas and Special Agent Joann Sandano are distressed to discover a house full of skinny cats in Rockaway Beach, Queens. The owner is living on limited means and has been feeding her cats a diet of rice and vegetables. Back at the ASPCA hospital, the vet has some surprising news for the agents: one cat is totally blind and the others are at risk of losing their sight and he says, this is all because of their vegetarian diet.
Episode #14 — Three Dog Day
New York's in a heat-wave and ASPCA Special Agents Diane Di Giacamo and Michael Tietje are investigating a report of three dogs in trouble in Brooklyn. As soon as they enter the yard, it's clear it's an urgent case. One dog is already dead and the others are in bad shape, chained to the fence in the burning heat with no water.
Episode #15 — Dangerous Dog
ASPCA Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas and Special Agent Joann Sandano are investigating a complaint of cruelty to two dogs in Far Rockaway, Queens. Sandano recognizes the location as a place she's had trouble with before. As the agents examine the dogs, it's clear that they have been fighting and that one is the aggressor and the other the bait dog, victim. Although the occupant of the house denies ownership of the dogs, the agents are suspicious and after a week of investigations return to arrest him. Meanwhile his dogs are taken to the ASPCA hospital to be cared for.
Episode #16 — Rescuing Rusty
ASPCA Special Investigator Paul Romano and Special Agent Joe Pentangelo investigate a call about a skinny chow, called Rusty, left chained to a fence in a backyard. When they arrive, they find it's not just skinny, it's the most emaciated dog they've seen in a long time. They seize Rusty and take him straight back to the ASPCA hospital where Dr Cailin Gidlewski is shocked by the dog's condition. They're determined to make arrest the man who starved the dog, but it will take several visits before they can track him down.
Episode #17 — Expect the Unexpected
In this special edition, the humane law enforcement officers of the ASPCA reveal the cases that have most surprised and shocked them, in a job that is never predictable.
Special Investigator Paul Romano and Special Agent Joe Pentangelo follow up a report of a dog infested with ticks in Brooklyn. They are amazed to find that the address they have been given is a church, and the dog's owner is a Bishop. The dog's infestation is visible even from two storeys above. The officers decide the dog needs to get to the hospital, but he's a big pit-bull terrier, and he's aggressively defending his territory, so Romano is obliged to use a tranquilliser gun.
The majority of the cases the ASPCA deals with involves dogs, and in this episode, viewers will look at some of the most moving, dramatic and significant dog abuse cases the ASPCA agents have encountered.
Episode #2 — The Tough Cases
Special agents follow-up on a report that a dog has been starved to death at a house on Staten Island; and with one horse dead and another down to bones, officers agree the suspect appears to be guilty of animal abuse.
Episode #3 — Price of Neglect
A special investigator saves a Brooklyn shih tzu with fur so matted that it can't see and can barely walk; two special agents follow a lead about a neglected dog on an old car lot; and undercover agents attempt to confiscate two undernourished canines.
Episode #4 — Left Behind
Investigator Lucas follows-up on a report in Queens, NY that horses are being neglected. She finds one horse ankle deep in waste. Next, Lucas investigates why a tenant left his pets behind to starve and become severely dehydrated.
Episode #5 — The Stakeout
Special Agents Romano and Pentangelo respond to a call about severely malnourished dogs. Agent Sandano investigates a report of an emaciated dog. Investigator MacDonald helps capture a pack of stray dogs from a cementary in Queens.
Episode #6 — Rat Bites
ASPCA Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas is paying a visit to Brooklyn, to an area that has been experiencing problems with rats. A report has come in that an emaciated pitbull terrier has been attacked by the rats and is covered in bites. Meanwhile Special Investigator Paul Romano and his partner Special Agent Joe Pentangelo are in Queens, following up on reports of a man shooting squirrels with a BB gun, causing his neighbors to fear for their own safety and the welfare of the animals.
Episode #7 — Trashcan Puppies
Special Investigator Paul Romano and partner Special Agent Joe Pentangelo pick up an emergency call from Brooklyn. A young couple has rescued two newborn puppies from their neighbours' trash can. It seems the neighbors, two sisters, have discarded their dog's unwanted offspring, and simply put them out with the garbage to die. One of the ASPCA's undercover officers, known only as Special Agent H, is also faced with a gruesome case. On a routine visit to a grooming parlor, H has come across a sheepdog whose neck has a horrific gash, almost from ear to ear. The groomer says when the dog's shaggy hair was clipped he found a rope embedded in the dog's neck. Also, Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas confronts a man who thinks the way to deal with his dog Britney's barking is to muzzle her with a tin can.
Episode #8 — Canine Cruelty
Special Investigator AnneMarie Lucas and her undercover partner are following up on reports of a dog in Brooklyn seen with tape wrapped around its muzzle. After a tense surveillance operation, the ASPCA agents arrest a man on the street and discover the dog, King, is seriously wounded. Meanwhile, Special Investigator Paul Romano and Special Agent Joe Pentangelo are having a busy shift. They find two emaciated pit bull terriers in a back yard and on their way back to the base get a report of another pit bull in serious trouble. Special Investigator Lucas and her undercover partner go to the Centre for Animal Care and Control in Brooklyn, where they catch up with three abandoned puppies, found tied up in a yard. One had died at the scene, the others were very emaciated. It seems they had been so hungry they had picked at their brother's body.
Episode #9 — Unwanted Surprises
Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas and her partner, Special Agent JoAnn Sandano, are on patrol in Brooklyn when a stray mutt wanders in front of their car. Clearly neglected, it turns out he's recently been thrown out of a house across the street. Special Investigator Paul Romano and Special Agent Joe Pentangelo discover a shocking case of neglect in a church in Brooklyn. They find the pastor's dog, Sparkey, cowering in a back yard, covered in ticks. And, one of the ASPCA's undercover officers, known only as Special Agent H, has a dramatic night of cases with his partner, Special Agent Adam Gankiewicz. First, they seize a batch of 10 fighting -s from the roof of a garage in the Bronx. On the way back to base, they get a priority call to divert to a dogfight under 3rd Avenue Bridge. They rush there and are in time to catch the fight and arrest the dog fighters.
Episode #10 — The Hospital
Special Agent Tina Salaks is on a routine call on Staten Island when she discovers a gruesome case of a dog with an embedded collar. The dog, named Nitro, has been so neglected that a thick chain is deeply embedded in the flesh of his neck. One of the ASPCA's undercover officers, known only as Special Agent H, is with his partner, Special Agent Gankiewicz, to deal with a shocking case of neglect in the Bronx. Two pitbulls have been locked up in a small room for months, fed only by the owner throwing in scraps of food sporadically. Also, Special Agent Tietje, confronts a man who has let his pitbull and her seven puppies get into a terrible state. They're covered in ticks, so Tietje rushes them back to hospital at the ASPCA.
Episode #11 — Junkyard Dogs
Special Agent Tina Salaks answers a call to rescue an ailing goose on an old car lot. The goose is clearly suffering and Salaks rushes it to the ASPCA hospital. ASPCA Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas and Special Agent JoAnn Sandano are headed for a junkyard in Brooklyn. They've had a report of some dogs in distress. Locked in the junkyard are two pitbulls and one golden retriever. At least one of the pit bulls looks seriously under nourished, and all of them are covered in ticks. Special Agent Joann Sandano answers a report that a man is not caring for his cats. Upon arrival Joann is struck by the foul smell emanating from his apartment. But it appears as though the man is so ill, he's been unable to properly care for his pets.
Episode #12 — Finding a Home
Special Agent Joe Pentangelo of the ASPCA rescues a fearsome-looking mastiff from a rundown car lot in Brooklyn. The dog, named Kane, suffers from "cherry eyes," a painful infection of the eyes. On Staten Island, Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas is called to rescue a dog called Maximus. It's the start of another long and emotional search for that someone special; someone prepared to give him a new home and a new life. With Maximus, there's just one problem ... he's a pitbull. These dogs are normally difficult to adopt out, but the ASPCA is tireless in looking for a family right for him.
Episode #13 — Dangerous Diet
ASPCA Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas and Special Agent Joann Sandano are distressed to discover a house full of skinny cats in Rockaway Beach, Queens. The owner is living on limited means and has been feeding her cats a diet of rice and vegetables. Back at the ASPCA hospital, the vet has some surprising news for the agents: one cat is totally blind and the others are at risk of losing their sight and he says, this is all because of their vegetarian diet.
Episode #14 — Three Dog Day
New York's in a heat-wave and ASPCA Special Agents Diane Di Giacamo and Michael Tietje are investigating a report of three dogs in trouble in Brooklyn. As soon as they enter the yard, it's clear it's an urgent case. One dog is already dead and the others are in bad shape, chained to the fence in the burning heat with no water.
Episode #15 — Dangerous Dog
ASPCA Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas and Special Agent Joann Sandano are investigating a complaint of cruelty to two dogs in Far Rockaway, Queens. Sandano recognizes the location as a place she's had trouble with before. As the agents examine the dogs, it's clear that they have been fighting and that one is the aggressor and the other the bait dog, victim. Although the occupant of the house denies ownership of the dogs, the agents are suspicious and after a week of investigations return to arrest him. Meanwhile his dogs are taken to the ASPCA hospital to be cared for.
Episode #16 — Rescuing Rusty
ASPCA Special Investigator Paul Romano and Special Agent Joe Pentangelo investigate a call about a skinny chow, called Rusty, left chained to a fence in a backyard. When they arrive, they find it's not just skinny, it's the most emaciated dog they've seen in a long time. They seize Rusty and take him straight back to the ASPCA hospital where Dr Cailin Gidlewski is shocked by the dog's condition. They're determined to make arrest the man who starved the dog, but it will take several visits before they can track him down.
Episode #17 — Expect the Unexpected
In this special edition, the humane law enforcement officers of the ASPCA reveal the cases that have most surprised and shocked them, in a job that is never predictable.
Special Investigator Paul Romano and Special Agent Joe Pentangelo follow up a report of a dog infested with ticks in Brooklyn. They are amazed to find that the address they have been given is a church, and the dog's owner is a Bishop. The dog's infestation is visible even from two storeys above. The officers decide the dog needs to get to the hospital, but he's a big pit-bull terrier, and he's aggressively defending his territory, so Romano is obliged to use a tranquilliser gun.
