Animal Rescue Squad

Michaela's on the Cape Flats in South Africa where an emergency rescue is underway to save King, a neglected carthorse, with a life threatening infection. Animal Rescue Squad is liberating 250 chickens from a battery farm and giving then a new lease of life. Plus Bongo is an over-amorous Staffordshire bull terrier whose love life is about to be cut short.

Tweed the orphaned otter has become a bit of a celebrity. But he needs to get bigger and stronger. Plus Michaela meets a bunch of lions saved from canned hunting, and certain death, in South Africa. But when it comes to lunch-time, can she master the skill of chicken chucking? Rita, a homeless moggy comes into the surgery with a nasty injury caused by getting her foot caught in her collar.

Ex race-horse Sol has a complicated back injury which means he throws anyone who tries to ride him. Can vets fix his back? Little Coco the Yorkshire Terrier needs a new family when she's rescued after being left home alone on a hot day. Michaela is in South Africa taking a bird's eye view of the world's largest free-flight dome. But will the rescued owl be ready to spread his wings again?

Winter the dolphin lost her tail in an accident with a fishing boat. Now this little mammal is making medical history trying out a new orthopedic prosthetic tail. An injured swan's life is in the balance after being attacked by a dog. Staff at The 3 Birds Owl Sanctuary are hoping to help by finding her a mate. Plus has Tarn bitten off more than he can chew? This puppy's got tummy trouble.

Tonight, at Monkeyland in South Africa, Michaela receives the honor of having a gorgeous baby monkey named after her. The baby found refuge at this massive sanctuary after her mother, Mika, was rescued from a medical laboratory. While she's there, she also helps prepare a healthy meal for obese monkeys Tarzan & Jane who've been put on a strict diet after being fed a diet of junk food at a zoo.

Michaela is in the U.S.A seeing if a young orphaned coyote is strong enough to be released back into the wild. A poor wallaby who has lost his bounce is nursed back to health. And an infected toe turns nasty for Rottweiller Jasmine.

Vets come to the rescue of two lovable terriers who are abandoned when one of them needs urgent surgery. Michaela's in California rescuing seabirds caught in a devastating oil slick. Plus the spaniel suffering from shock after being hit by a car.

Michaela goes on an emergency call out to rescue an injured sea lion. Two rescued birds of prey are helped to fly free again. Plus can vet Jason get Murphy the Rottweiler back on his feet, after a crippling injury?

Staff at a seal sanctuary in Skegness, give a young pup urgent medical attention. A polly poodle comes into the vets suspected of eating a plastic bag. And Michaela is with one of San Diego's busiest animal rescue centers.

Michaela joins San Diego Animal Control and helps to rescue a dog that's suffered terrible cruelty. A falcon causes a stir at a Newcastle Vets when it comes in for surgery. Plus the animals that need constant entertainment at a Wildlife Park in Somerset.

Michaela comes face to face with a true American icon, the black bear, as rescuers release one orphaned cub back into the wild. Also, the battle to re-home a group of feral cats who are starving to death.

Vets try to save an African grey parrot that has suffered terrible neglect. Michaela joins the fight against the illegal puppy trade in California. Plus vet Jason Atherton tries to help a border collie with crippling arthritis.

A hundred and fifty dogs are put to sleep in the UK every week after being abandoned. Staff at a sanctuary in Bristol, fight to save the life of Nero, a Rottweiler who's running out of time to be re-homed. Plus Michaela's in California helping to release three brown pelicans after they have been nursed back to health.

Michaela is in San Diego seeing the terrible consequences of the craze to keep big cats as domestic pets. Vet Jason Atherton treats a tortoise who's ended up a long way from home. And a young sea eagle learns how to fish at a wild life park in Scotland.

It's a nervous time for keepers at Exmoor Zoo, as they try to move one of the most feared animals on the planet - a black leopard. In California, Michaela helps get three seals back to the ocean. Plus Nelly the staffy needs surgery to remove a worrying lump.