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The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies0

The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies

2013 - 2021

Episode 1

8th October 2013
Episode 1
Documentary following RSPCA officers responding to reports of ill-treatment of dogs. In Manchester, cameras follow a joint operation between police and trading standards to raid a farm where it is suspected that dogs are being bred illegally. In Birmingham, Scott's latest case is that of a bull terrier that has been left to fend for itself in a flat for several days, and Nicola pays a return visit to a woman in south Wales who has refused the RSPCA entry to her premises in the past.

Episode 2

15th October 2013
Episode 2
In Essex, RSPCA inspector Matt Gough discovers a pedigree dog so badly injured he is surprised it is still alive, while Norwich officers Jason Finch and Nicola Thorne are called out to rescue a canine trapped on a small island in a large pond. In Wales, Keith Hogben gives a farmer a final warning about the conditions he is keeping his animals in.

Episode 3

22nd October 2013
Episode 3
Sara Hughes visits a home where a ridgeback appears to be malnourished, but makes a shocking discovery when she returns to speak to its owner the following day. Graeme Petty and Stuart Wainwright help an owner and her dog who are victims of the recession, and Hercy Boal hopes to give a puppy with an injured paw a more mobile future.

Episode 4

29th October 2013
Episode 4
RSPCA inspector Vicki McDonald is called out to a house in Manchester, where she has to deal with 20 feral dogs that begin to fight violently among themselves. In Bristol, Miranda Albinson and Becky Jeffery investigate reports of a dog locked in a car on a hot day, while Peterborough officer Justin Stubbs receives a call from a pub where a customer has left their pet behind.

Episode 5

5th November 2013
Episode 5
In south Wales, inspectors Keith Hogben and Gemma Cooper follow up a report of two dogs being kept in appalling conditions and discover seven puppies are also loose in the house and adding to the mess. On a hot summer's day in Birmingham, Scott Vanes deals with a canine that has been locked in a small conservatory, while Herchy Boal visits a family having trouble letting go of an old dog with health problems.

Episode 6

12th November 2013
Episode 6
Inspector Clare Dew visits a house in east London after a call about a dog and its puppies left on their own for days, while Bristol animal welfare officer Dan Hatfield visits the owners of an obese Staffordshire bull terrier to discuss his concerns. In Grimsby, inspector Stuart Wainwright discovers dogs barricaded in sheds, and also finds two puppies locked in a dirty bathroom when he explores the property further.

Episode 7

19th November 2013
Episode 7
In south London, inspectors Kate Fletcher and Becky London make a shocking discovery when they team up with the police to rescue dogs from an owner who is banned from keeping animals. Birmingham officer Herchy Boal gives a man advice on grooming his shih tzu, and encounters a skinny Dalmatian in desperate need of veterinary treatment.

Episode 8

26th November 2013
Episode 8
In Birmingham inspector Herchy Boal has to take in a dog which has suffered a broken leg after it was hit by a car, as the owners cannot afford the medical bills. In east London, Clare Dewis responds to a call about a Staffordshire bull terrier that she previously rescued from a life of neglect, and Justin Stubbs is appalled to discover a dog with an untreated allergy to fleas, which has caused most of its fur to fall out.

Episode 9

3rd December 2013
Episode 9
Chris Shaw sets out to find the owner of a dog abandoned in a park, while Peterborough officer Justin Stubbs gives an owner a week to clean up his rubbish-strewn house or risk losing his pet. In Essex, Matt Gough has to seek advice from an animal behaviour expert after taking charge of a Staffordshire bull terrier that was being kept in a small cage.

Episode 10

10th December 2013
Episode 10
Michelle McNab gets a call from a woman who wants to sign her dog over to the RSPCA, but the animal is so unwell it may not survive. Mel Fisher has a problem when she wants to take a dog into care as the owner has been arrested, while Bristol inspector Miranda Albinson rescues two skinny Newfoundlands and a Pomeranian puppy so malnourished that its growth has been stunted.
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With nearly a quarter of British households owning a dog, they are the nation's favorite pet - but this isn't always reflected in the way some are treated. Here we follow the RSPCA officers who, committed to the rescue and welfare of man's best friend, are tasked with investigating reports of cruelty and neglect.

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