Animal Cops: Houston Season 9 Episode release dates & where to watch

1. Hoarder

Eight officers from the Houston SPCA answer the call from an animal hoarder who admits he is in way over his head.

2. Breeder

Investigator Randy Farmer is called to a suspected dog breeding facility and discovers dozens of dogs in poor health. And a suspected cockfighting operation is investigated.

3. Frozen

Police investigate a dog breeding facility where more than two hundred Rottweilers are found when a freak ice storm hits.

4. Trapped

A mare named Bella has become stuck in a muddy creek and is slowly sinking. As time quickly runs out, the Animal Cops battle to save her life.

5. Vanished

After investigators give the owner of three horses a warning about their care and conditions, the horses disappear.

6. Fragile

The SPCA carries out a rescue operation of over sixty cats from a decaying house, while investigator Debbie Michaelson discovers newborn puppies hidden in a disused shed.

7. Chase

Investigator, Maverick Wagner, tries to rescue an emaciated cat trapped in an empty house. Plus, Debbie encounters a pack of feral dogs and a grieving widow's potbellied pig.

8. Survivors

Maverick seeks justice for the death of two huskies and fears there could be a third. SPCA investigates the death of horse, and rescue a dog trapped under a house.

9. Aftermath

The SPCA enters the brutal world of illegal cockfighting when police surround the organisers in a nearby wood. Back at the shelter, two very ill horses shock the team.

10. Abandoned

The Houston SPCA investigators discover a horse that has been left alone outside in a vacant parking lot.

11. Wounded

Debbie attempts to bring an injured horse's owner to court and seizes numerous other neglected animals. Meanwhile a dog shot by a pellet gun is rushed to the SPCA hospital.

12. Endurance

Debbie is horrified to find a herd of emaciated horses and Maverick rescues a dog with a serious leg wound. Plus, the team rescues some livestock during a heat wave.

13. Storm

Maverick Wagner races to save an injured kitten that's fallen down a drain. Plus, investigators hurry to rescue a donkey buried up to its neck in mud.

14. Denial

15. Heat

16. Most Unwanted

Houston SPCA looks back on some of the most heartbreaking cases that dealt with animals that just were not wanted.

17. Heatstroke

18. Heart of a Hero

19. Heatwave

20. Emergency

21. Wildfire Finale