RSPCA Animal Rescue

Tuesday September 9 7:30pm (PG)

The death of two puppies spawns some detective work. A cat plays hide and seek with inspectors and an elderly man is literally killing his dog with kindness.

In Townsville, inspector Cliff Singer investigates the mysterious death of two puppies at a suburban house. A third pup is seriously ill with a bloated stomach. Further investigation reveals the primary suspect: a cane toad swimming in the pups’ water bucket. Cliff seizes the living pup and takes it to the vet. Will an autopsy on the deceased pups confirm their theories? And will the third pup survive the mysterious illness?

In Melbourne, a cat with a dog food can stuck on its head plays hide and seek with the RSPCA under a suburban house. Inspector Graham Hambridge struggles to catch the stressed cat as it hides in the narrow spaces beneath the house. Even the cameraman is enlisted to help as the cat moves beyond reach.

Tuesday September 2 7:30pm (PG)

Police are called in after reports of dog abuse. A former circus pony checks in for a pedicure and pet cats get caught up in a domestic dispute.

Brisbane inspector Katie Heaton arrives at an address to investigate claims that a dog has been thrown down a set of stairs. Because of a previous incident, Katie calls in police backup in case she needs to seize the dog. Katie suspects the dog’s overly timid manner indicates abuse. The dog is taken to the RSPCA shelter and after an extraordinary personal effort from one staff member, finds a loving home.

Wednesday July 30 7.30pm (G)

This week on RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE, officers respond to an elderly couple’s pleas to help catch their injured goat so they can treat it.

For two days the elderly couple have been trying to catch the goat, which has a piece of wire wrapped around its leg, with no success. Sydney inspectors Slade Macklin and Claire Kendall are called in to help try and catch it, but they soon realise the goat will need to be tranquilised to remove the wire.

It’s an offence in Australia to physically tie down any bird, and Sydney inspectors have received calls about two separate incidences in Sydney’s western suburbs about tethered wildlife. Inspectors Matt French and Donna Stockton head out to find roosters and currawongs tied down and begin investigations as to why this has happened.

Wednesday July 23
7.30pm

In this week’s episode of RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE, officers are called in to rescue a lost koala found wandering on the road.

Just outside of Brisbane, ambulance officer Amanda Yates attends the call about the koala but after locating the animal she struggles to catch it and transport it to the shelter for a closer inspection. It seems the koala is almost totally blind and has a host of other medical problems. It is transferred to the Australian Wildlife Hospital at Australia Zoo.

Following up on a report, Queensland inspector Sommer Heath attends a home where an owner is keeping her 12 Chihuahuas in small cages. The owner explains the dogs are very old so the RSPCA improves their living conditions so they have a better environment.

Wednesday July 16
7:30pm

Hosted by Anthony Field, RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE is an observational documentary series featuring the tough daily assignments and high pressure work faced by the RSPCA’s inspectorate and veterinary staff; men and women who work tirelessly to fight animal cruelty across Australia.

It’s a fierce and sometimes emotional journey for the inspectors as they confront cases of horror and heartbreak during their job to rescue the lost, neglected, abandoned and abused animals of Australia.

RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE gives viewers a close-up look at the work and care the RSPCA give to animals. It’s a sometimes high drama environment where frontline staff make life and death decisions everyday, occasionally risking their own safety for the life of an animal.

Channel 7’s emotional observational series RSPCA Animal Rescue returns with all-new episodes from July 9.

The documentary series follows the tough daily assignments and high-pressure work faced by the RSPCA’s inspectorate and veterinary staff – the men and women who work tirelessly to fight animal cruelty across Australia.

In these all-new episodes, again presented and narrated by Anthony Field, aka “the blue Wiggle”, the cameras capture some amazing stories in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, including a mass animal rescue in a flooded town, a cat caught in a fan belt and the first time inspectors have heard a koala yell.

It’s a fierce and sometimes emotional journey for the inspectors as they confront cases of horror and heartbreak during their job to rescue the lost, neglected, abandoned and abused animals of Australia – a country with one of the greatest pet populations per capita in the world.

Wednesday April 30
7:30pm

This week in the season two finale of RSPCA Animal Rescue, two dogs in rural western Sydney have freed themselves from their chains and attacked three sheep on a neighbour’s property.

In defence of her livestock, the neighbour has shot and killed the dogs, and dumped their bodies back at the owner’s house. The RSPCA investigates.

Meanwhile, in Brisbane, Inspector Laurie Stageman has received a call about a goose with an injured wing. After arriving at the reported address, Laurie attempts to lure the bird with food to try and trap it. But when this doesn’t work, Laurie must go to plan B – wade into the water and try to catch it by hand.

Wednesday April 23
7:30pm

In tonight’s episode, Sydney RSPCA inspectors Donna Stockton and Matt French respond to a call about a cattle dog that has been roaming parklands for quite some time.

The dog is difficult to catch so the RSPCA call on a local resident who’s befriended the dog to help capture it. With no owner and no microchip, the RSPCA attempt to rehome the dog.

Meanwhile, in Brisbane, Inspector Laurie Stageman receives a complaint about a dog that is extremely thin and suffering major hair loss. On arrival at the property he finds two dogs, one which is extremely emaciated that he seizes immediately.

Through a series of vet checks and talking with the owner, Laurie discovers what looked to be a case of neglect was anything but.

Wednesday April 16
7:30pm

This week on RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE, Sydney inspectors Anthony Crocker and Bev Holloway are called to a rural NSW property and discover a menagerie of emaciated, neglected and abused animals.

The drought has taken its toll on the land and the owner has not taken the necessary steps to care for their livestock. The inspectors take immediate action and seize several dogs in the hope of giving them a better life.

Also in Sydney, Inspector Matthew French has received a call from a Real Estate agent about an abandoned house. The tenants have done a runner, owing thousands in rent, but have left behind their beautiful kelpie cross. Inspector French heads out to collect the dog and see if it is suitable for re-homing.

Wednesday April 9
7:30pm

This week on RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE, Sydney Inspector Matt French is called out to a home where a kelpie is struggling to feed and nurture her pups.

She needs a lot of nutrition – the feed coming from her owners just isn’t enough and the pups are suffering from worms. The owner surrenders the dogs, but it’s now up to the RSPCA to see if the mother and puppies can be brought back to health and adopted out to new homes.

Meanwhile, in Brisbane, Inspector Katie Heaton attends a call about some goats in a rubbish tip. Inspecting the property from the fence line, she can see that there is tin and sharp metal everywhere – a minefield for the goats. Speaking to the owner, she recommends they are removed from the property for their safety. Katie follows up later to find the goats have been given a new, more appropriate home.

Wednesday April 2
7:30pm

- SERIES RETURN, ALL-NEW

This week on RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE, Sydney inspectors Anthony Crocker and Bev Holloway are called to a rural NSW property and discover a menagerie of emaciated, neglected and abused animals.

The drought has taken its toll on the land and the owner has not taken the necessary steps to care for their livestock. The inspectors take immediate action and seize several dogs in the hope of giving them a better life.

Also in Sydney, Inspector Matthew French has received a call from a Real Estate agent about an abandoned house. The tenants have done a runner, owing thousands in rent, but have left behind their beautiful kelpie cross. Inspector French heads out to collect the dog and see if it is suitable for re-homing.

This week on RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE, Inspector Donna Stockton has her work cut out for her when she attends a junkyard home in Sydney.

Discovering a menagerie of mistreated animals, she returns with the police to seize, amongst others, two dogs in particularly bad condition. Suffering from neglect and mistreatment, the dogs are rehabilitated and find new homes.

Meanwhile, in Melbourne, the RSPCA is called out to see a wild goose that seems to have a problem with its foot. Inspectors Natalie Linney and Amy Benham find that the foot is caught up in something, but catching it so they can provide help turns out to be harder than expected. They call for backup and finally capture the goose and remove a cable tie from its leg.

This week on RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE, Sydney Inspector Matt French receives a report of a dog in bad health.

On arrival, he finds that “Zoe” has been seriously neglected for years, even her breed is difficult to determine. Matt seizes her immediately.

Meanwhile, in Brisbane, after leaving several notices, Inspector Daniel Young returns to a home to seize a young cat that has been abandoned. It appears to be very afraid of humans and Daniel is concerned that even though the cat is beautiful and in good health, it won’t be suitable for re-homing.

Back in Sydney, Inspector Bev Holloway finds six working dogs tied with chains to various logs in an old tip with no shelter. The RSPCA investigates where the dogs came from and finds they’ve been left there by a drover who has nowhere to put them.

Narrated by ANTHONY FIELD, RSPCA Animal Rescue follows inspectors and staff of the RSPCA as they rescue, protect and prevent cruelty to the animals of Australia.

This week on RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE, a dog has been tethered under a house in Brisbane for several weeks and the tenants have just up and gone.

The terrier might be tiny but he puts up a good fight when Inspector Julia Steley tries to remove him. Despite time in rehabilitation and with animal behaviourists, the dog struggles to pass its temperament test.

Also in Brisbane, the RSPCA is called to attend an emergency rescue. A cow has slipped down the bank into a river and can’t get itself out. As the cow struggles, it becomes fatigued and is being overcome by the rising water. And to add to its pain, she’s just gone into labor.

Meanwhile, in Sydney, a man has watched his best friend and flatmate neglect and ignore his dog for months. He calls in the RSPCA to remove the dog from a small pen she has been kept in for months on end. Attention starved and badly in need of veterinary care, Inspector Matt French has grounds for immediate seizure.

This week on RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE, a German Shepherd puppy has been in a hit by a car in Sydney.

Lying on the side of the road and unable to move, an older German Shepherd is guarding it. Inspector Matt French must restrain the bigger dog and rush the wounded puppy to the vet for urgent medical help. But he also needs to track down the owners.

Meanwhile, in Melbourne, Shetland pony Lucy is left barely able to walk after her owner failed to file her hooves for up to two years. In the vet clinic, an angle-grinder must be used to remove the excess hoofs and new special soft shoes allow her the freedom and comfort to move about in her new home.