''Pet Rescue'' was a British daytime TV series broadcast on

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. Launched in January 1997, it chronicled various pets and animals being rescued, cared for, and then either rehoused or returned to the wild. Produced by Bazal Productions/Endemol for Channel 4, and with a

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penned by

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, it ran to a set format, which developed little over time: * A central presenter * A location, based around an

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office * A couple of 'show' stories which were intertwined, and reached conclusion within that show - i.e.: animal rehoused/released into wild * A longer story about a particular animal, species or animal issue The program closed with an "advert" for a particular animal which had spent a lot of time in a rescue home, which the public could call in to apply to rehouse. This later feature followed normal RSPCA rehousing procedures, and was not a "lottery". Presenters included: * Mark Evans * Tris Payne * Matthew Robertson *

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* Helen Page Channel 4 axed the series in November 2002, shortly after it had reached its 1,000th episode. Repeats can now be seen on

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,Animal Planet Pet Rescue

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, and DMAX. In 2005, Wendy Turner Webster re-recorded her voice over of the show, to keep viewers up to date with animals progress due to repeat airings.

References

External links

Mark Evans website

Discovery Animal Planet

Viewer review on DooYoo

IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog

Pet Rescue at IMDB
Pet Rescue Discovery Channel original programming 1997 British television series debuts 2002 British television series endings {{UK-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub

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