Animal Cops: Phoenix: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Deep in the Sonoran desert, in the Valley of the Sun, lies Phoenix, Ariz. It's a city of newcomers, growing rapidly over the past decade to become America's fifth-largest city, yet it still has a pioneering spirit about it. And with the people of Phoenix come their animals. Protecting their interests is the job of the Arizona Humane Society.

The AHS's mission is to rescue sick, injured and abused animals. The 18-strong field operations team covers an area of 11,000 square miles. Their specialty is emergency rescue and they are all fully trained to give medical treatment out in the field. They save precious time by administering immediate care for the injured animals before driving them to the AHS hospital, which is often a lifesaver. All of the team members are also trained to carry out investigations, to prevent animal cruelty and neglect, and to bring to justice those who perpetrate the crimes. Four specialist investigators work closely with the Phoenix police department on the more serious cases.

Animal Cops: Phoenix follows the work of the AHS investigators and emergency animal medical technicians. The field team is backed up by a fully staffed and equipped hospital, and an adoptions team dedicated to providing the rescued animals' stories with the happy endings everyone is striving for.

Series details

• Title: Animal Cops: Phoenix
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2007-10-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-08-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Animal Planet
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6633
• IMDb ID: tt1542800
• TVDB ID: 278777

Cast and credited roles

• Michele Santopietro — Narrator
• Rick Robles — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: episode order: 15.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-10-02; final listed air date 2007-12-17; episode order: 15.
• Season 3: premiered 2009-03-09; final listed air date 2009-09-14; episode order: 15.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-02-19; final listed air date 2018-08-30; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Animal Cops: Phoenix on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.