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Animal Cops: Detroit

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  • 2002-2009
  • 3 Seasons
  • Animal Planet
  • Documentary, Suspense, Reality
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The second in a series of such shows on Animal Planet, Animal Cops: Detroit follows the animal cruelty investigations teams of the Michigan Humane Society. Their purpose it to investigate reports of animal cruelty in Detroit and in surrounding communities. While doing this, they sometimes seize animals that are in urgant need of medical care or show signs of abuse. Unlike the ASPCA in New York, these investigators do not have arrest powers, however, they do have the authority to request search and/or arrest warrants be issues and then turn the warrants over to either the Detroit Police Department or the Wayne County Sheriff's Office to be served. The agents also work closely with the Detroit Police and Detroit Animal Control on a task force designed to rid Detroit of dog fighting.

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Michele Santopietro
Host
Kevin Jones
MHS Investigator (2002-2003)
John Lurie
Narrator

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PETA: Mike Tyson's Pigeon-Racing Show Cruel and Likely Illegal

PETA is not pleased with Mike Tyson's new Animal Planet show about pigeon racing. The animal welfare group wants New York City prosecutors to investigate Tyson's Brooklyn-based reality show, saying it is cruel to animals and its races could involve illegal gambling. "Animal Planet needs more programs like Whale Wars and Animal Cops, in which people go to bat for animals, and fewer programs that showcase cruelty and profiteering at animals' expense," PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk said in a statement. Mike Tyson arrested in airport scuffle Taking on Tyson, which is scheduled to begin filming next month and air next year on Animal Planet, will follow the former heavyweight champion as he competes in what a news release describes as the "intensely competitive and bizarrely fascinating world of pigeon racing." The news release adds that Tyson is a novice pigeon racer, but ...

Mon, Mar 22, 2010
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