"Animal Precinct" (2001) TV series 2001-????

Directors:

Rebbecca Colins
Jamie Matson

Seasons:

1 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

26 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Documentary | Drama

Tagline:

New York City... 8 million people... 5 million pets... 15 animal cruelty agents with full police powers... Welcome, to the Animal Precinct

Plot:

Animal Precinct follows the officers of the Humane Law Enforcement division of the American Society...

Plot Keywords:

Animal | Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals | Dog | Pet | Pets

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jerusa Paiva	...	Herself (13 episodes, 2001-2005)
Michael Madsen	...	Narrator (13 episodes, 2001)
Joann Sandano	...	Herself - ASPCA Special Agent for Humane Law Enforcement (13 episodes, 2001)
Annemarie Lucas	...	Herself - ASPCA Supervisory Special Investigator for Humane Law Enforcement (12 episodes, 2001)
Mark MacDonald	...	Himself - ASPCA Special Investigator for Humane Law Enforcement (10 episodes, 2001)
Mike Geller	...	Himself (9 episodes, 2001)
Paul Romano	...	Himself - ASPCA Special Investigator for Humane Law Enforcement (8 episodes, 2001)
Victoria Wells	...	Herself (7 episodes, 2001-2004)
Diane DiGiacomo	...	Herself - ASPCA Special Agent for Humane Law Enforcement (7 episodes, 2001)
Tina Salaks	...	Herself - ASPCA Special Agent for Humane Law Enforcement (6 episodes, 2001)
Michael Tietje	...	Himself - ASPCA Special Agent for Humane Law Enforcement (6 episodes, 2001)
Holt McCallany	...	Narrator / ... (6 episodes, 2004-2005)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials) (later seasons) | 30 min (including commercials) (earlier seasons)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Norway:A (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Anglia Television

Trivia:

It was revealed in the episode that originally aired 18 July 2005 that "Agent H" is in fact Henry Ruiz who had appeared as both Agent H and Henry Ruiz separately before.

Quotes:

ASPCA Special Agent for Humane Law Enforcement: It looks like a list of things that they were bringing along with them when they were moving, the beds, the couch, the stereo. Where's it say their dog? Nowhere... a few chairs... they got everything but their dog.

One of my favorite shows

I just love "Animal Precinct"! Yes, it's frequently depressing the way people treat their animals, but most episodes end happily with rehabilitated dogs, cats and everything else finding good homes with loving adoptive parents.

I lived in NYC for three years and had no idea that there were anything such as "animal cops," but I'm glad to learn that they are out there arresting people for animal abuse.

As other reviewers have noted, sometimes Annemarie appears to be the "star," but many times she doesn't even show up in an episode. And I think her partner Joanne Sandano is just as great and my real favorites are the "comic relief" team of Romano and Pentangelo. It's funny to see these tough NYC cop types get so mushy around the animals.

Michael Madsen also does a great job with the voice over narration.