Animal Saints and Sinners - Season 1

Animal welfare officers seize two suspected pit bulls from a family in East London. Plus, what happens when police horses reach retirement, and the dog who helped a young girl find her confidence.

In London, animal officers and the police seize banned breeds. Plus the dog who is a key part of the fire service and the boy whose life was turned around when he met a Harris hawk.

Animal documentary series. In Scotland the SSPCA are checking on the welfare of all animals in the Glasgow area.

The dog control officers of Salford council are worried about a husky who lives in a scrapyard. Plus the story of the retired racehorse who gave a troubled young girl her life back and the dog who literally saved his owner's life.

Animal welfare officers investigate horses that are being illegally fly-grazed on local land. Plus the animal heroes of the Metropolitan Police and the three-legged dog who has given a young boy with a rare syndrome the confidence he had lost.

The dog control officers encounter a dog that looks suspiciously like a pit bull, but will it be returned to its owner? Plus the cat that made a selectively mute young boy come out of his shell and the dog that is trained to help a father and son cope with diabetes.

Two suspected pit bulls and a parrot are seized from a flat in London. Plus the man who rescues dangerous and wild animals in Essex and the dogs who give hope and comfort to British forces in Afghanistan.

In Newham, two suspected pit bulls are getting loose and in Kirklees a dog is kept chained up in the garden in the wet weather. Also, the dogs trained to detect cancer and the pet trained to help its young owner battle post-traumatic stress disorder.

Dog control officers are on the trail of a roaming dog who is found by a familiar face. Plus the donkey who has helped young twin girls with disabilities.

In West Yorkshire a large dog on the loose is scaring the neighbours. Plus the mystery of a lost dog who is a long way from home, the horses that keep a young boy calm and the search and rescue dog that saved one woman's life.

In east London, animal wardens spot a dog on the street that looks like a pit bull, and in Fenland country, a lady reports her dog missing and her worst fears are realised. Plus, the dog who has given a teenager the confidence to look to the future.

An animal warden is concerned that boxer dogs could be being bred illegally. Plus Herbie, the rescue dog who is now an important member of the police force.

In east London, officers are on the trail of a man who is suspected of boarding dogs without a licence. Plus, the animal saints that have turned around lives - the dogs that brought their owners together and a pony who is helping one young girl achieve her dream of walking one day.

A dalmatian is scaring the neighbours, and a lurcher has been used for illegal hare coursing. Plus, the dogs who make it possible for one family to live their lives to the full.

The dog wardens join the police on a drugs raid and in east London a couple of Staffordshire bull terriers are thought to be causing a nuisance. Plus the pony who helped a man overcome depression and his addiction to alcohol.