Animal Cops: Phoenix

We focus on the rescue of very young animals, many of whom need saving because their curiosity has landed them in trouble or they have suffered neglect.

In this special episode, the impact of Phoenix's location in the Sonoran Desert is looked at, as well as how it affects the animals that live there.

The Phoenix Fire Department rescues a dog from the fire. Officer Guy finds the remains of melted Christmas lights in the dog's fur.

A call comes in to the AHS from a police officer who has spotted a pony wandering on the highway. An effort is made to locate the owner.

Marisa McHugh receives a call about a stray dog limping in a field, surrounded by busy roads. It is feared that the dog was hit by a car.

Investigator Traci Pepper investigates a disturbing case of a dog that has lost the use of her rear legs and is dragging them around behind her.

Investigator Amy-Jo Meadows spots a little dog in trouble, crisscrossing the five lanes of traffic on busy Seventh Street. How will she get him off the road?

The hot summer in Phoenix results in two dogs needing attention: one is suffering from heatstroke while the other has been chained up against a fence.

JD the Retriever has taken shelter from summer storms and is stuck thirty feet along a drainpipe and has already been in there for over twelve hours.

Racelle Carlson visits an elderly woman living in unhealthy conditions in a house full of cats. The cats must be taken to the hospital.

Racelle Carlson faces the challenge of checking on a house full of dogs. Two brothers live there, but at first, they won't let anyone inside the house.

Barney the beagle has wandered into a storm drain but is unable to get out again. The team is in a race against time to free him.

A fourteen-year-old spaniel called Elliott is trapped down a sinkhole that has opened up in the yard of a Phoenix property.

Lori Cooper is called to help a dog that has been rescued from an apartment fire, while her colleague cracks down on a local rabbit breeder.

Emergency Animal Medical Technician Dave White heads out to the desert, following a report of a stray dog with cactus spines stuck in its mouth.

Relive the rescues of animals - some are victims of their own curiosity, but others are victims of neglect - as the EAMTs look back at memorable moments.

Laura Hackett rescues a dog that is close to death after being brutally beaten and stabbed. Meanwhile, an adorable cat is treated for an injured leg.

Investigators head out to a property they've visited before, where thirty dogs are living in what is essentially a rubbish tip. Can they remove them all safely?

A dog is brought back from the brink of death by the Arizona Humane Society. Plus, a diabetic black cat is stuck in a tree for five hours.

The Arizona Humane Society answers an urgent call to help a black cat that's been attacked by a pack of dogs. Plus, Sarah rescues a wild bird.

When the Arizona Humane Society helps a boxer fight for life, medical technician Traci Pepper takes her home and nurses her back to health.

Emergency animal medical technicians McHugh and Meadows rush to the aid of two badly injured dogs. And an exotic turtle is a reluctant patient.

When a kitten is trapped and in desperate need of help, emergency animal medical technician Traci Pepper faces her fears and risks her own life to save him.

EAMT AJ Meadows has a fight on her hands trying to save seven dogs locked in a hot car with no food or water.

Field Operations Manager Racelle Carlson leads a team that's trying to rescue more than a dozen pigs that have been neglected, leaving them emaciated.

In the town of Flagstaff, forest fires are threatening the local people and their pets. Members of the Arizona Humane Society risk their own lives to help out.

It's a race against time as an AHS team battle to save a kitten trapped in a maze of underground pipes.

The team makes a dramatic rescue when a spaniel gets trapped underground. Plus, a challenging situation arises when a dog and her pups are attacked by bees.

As temperatures reach over 110 degrees, medical technician Stacie Dabolt is called in to rescue two dogs trapped in the glare of the midday sun.

The Arizona Humane Society rescues two dogs from a man accused of practicing veterinary medicine without a license. The staff battles to save them from a fatal disease.

The investigators look back on dramatic cases where they made the difference between life and death, including Lewis - a dog found hog-tied and left in a dumpster.

Investigators look into reports of an illegal dog fight and discover three pit bulls urgently needing their help. Plus, a terrified dog is rescued from under a trailer.

Investigators confront the owner of six emaciated dogs with appalling mange. Plus, investigator AJ Meadows discovers a Chihuahua puppy at death's door.

Field Operations Manager Stacie DaBolt investigates when a dog with a painful embedded harness and extremely matted fur is brought in to the shelter.

Investigators respond when a young cat is brought into the shelter with its paws missing. And, an owner is challenged for not taking his dog to see a vet.

Investigator Marlynn Barkley tries to save a dog that has been left for dead by its owners. Plus, Stacie helps a woman whose house have been invaded by feral cats.

Investigator Marisa McHugh works to save the life of a puppy that someone has tried to kill and then turns her attention to finding out who did it.

Investigator Marisa McHugh and Field Ops Manager Stacie DaBolt rush to the rescue of a dog that has been hog-tied and left to die in a dumpster.

AHS investigators help an 80-strong police team raid a cockfighting ring. Later, they find three puppies whose tails have been cruelly docked.

An x-ray provides crucial evidence in an investigation into a case of three starving dogs. Investigator AJ confronts the owner with what her animals have been eating.

Investigator AJ swoops to save the pups of a dog that has given birth in an alley. Elsewhere, an animal medical technician pleads for the life of an injured bird.

Investigator McHugh does her best to dodge traffic trying to save a dog that's strayed onto a motorway. Later, she helps a Chihuahua with a spinal injury.

Investigator Barkley finds two dogs dying in the heat of the sun. Plus, investigators must deal with a woman whose compassion outstrips her animal care skills.

Investigators McHugh and DaBolt uncover a terrible case of neglect, as 50 diseased and deformed animals are found in the home of a former dog breeder.

Investigator McHugh finds a dog with a missing leg - what has happened to it? And investigator AJ is horrified by a puppy dying of tick infestation.

A new law is passed that makes it illegal to keep a dog on a chain in high temperatures, which causes confrontations between Animal Cruelty Investigators and angry home-owners. Animals with car accident injuries are set on the path to recovery.

Attempts are made to rescue two hostile cats living in a hoarder’s house. A German Shepherd puppy undergoes life saving surgery to remove rocks from her stomach. Investigators save a kitten whose injuries have made it too scared to move.

Twelve cats are rescued from a hoarder’s house, while investigators seize six dogs from a house whose owner has been evicted. A feral cat with an injured paw is saved and finds a home in the Gilbert Police Department.

Investigators chase an injured dog through a canal, while trapped ducklings are returned to their mom. Then, investigators address a cock-fighting operation while a kitten gets a lucky break and a dog’s future changes with a life-changing operation.

Animal cruelty investigators rescue a skunk and a cat trapped together in a storm drain. Puppies at risk of a life-threatening disease are saved from a hoarder’s house. An abandoned snake with a horrifying injury is found on a golf course.

Mark Smith and Ruthie Jesus seize two huskies who have been tied up and left without water in the heat while investigators Ruthie and Kelly Mallon climb onto a roof, which is over 150 degrees Fahrenheit, to save the lives of four kittens.

The Arizona Humane Society Field Dispatch Team rescues a mother and nine puppies from a storm drain. A neglected dog with a bad leg injury is rescued and three kittens and their mother are found and get a lifesaving operation.

As summer arrives temperatures soar above 100 degrees the elite team rescue an underweight Rottweiler chained out in the blazing sun. The search is on for kittens trapped under roof tiles. A dog attacked by coyotes fights for its life.

Animal Cruelty Investigators tread carefully on the trail of a set of bloody footprints that belong to a dog in distress. The fire department lends a hand to reach a cat stuck 40 feet up in a palm tree.

Its life and death for a heat exhausted domestic rabbit who has been abandoned in a parking lot. The Phoenix set out to catch the fast and furry before it’s too late. Investigators support an emotional owner who must surrender their animals.