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A Shih Tzu arrives at the shelter in a sorry state; kitten season kicks off with care staff and volunteers pulling out all the stops to save some orphaned newborns.

The Shelter: Animal SOS

The charity rescues an orphaned fox cub; an injured Bull Terrier requires weeks of treatment; some lucky wild cats get a new lease of life.

Rugby player and full-time vet Elise puts her skills to the test as she rounds up an agile goat for treatment; a surrendered terrier takes an emotional toll on Tanya.

Elise treats an injured kitten who tried to cross a busy highway; Maria the Chihuahua goes to a foster home to give birth; an injured fawn receives emergency treatment.

A long-lost pet reunites with their owner with the help of a microchip; a routine spay on Janice the cat turns life or death; vets work on a rare migrating bird.

A pair of sick terriers find their way to the shelter; vets work to save a pony at death's door; Elise performs life-altering eye surgery on an abandoned kitten.

Since its founding in 1840, the DSPCA battles every day to rescue and rehabilitate Dublin's sick and injured animals, and cameras now go behind the lines at their facility in the Dublin mountains to follow their everyday work.

S1 E5 | The Shelter: Animal SOS