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Pit Bulls and Parolees
Pit Bulls and Parolees

Pit Bulls and Parolees

—"Pit Bulls and Parolees" follows the work of Tia Torres, a renowned trainer of pit bull terriers and a founder of the Villalobos Rescue Center. The rehabilitation and placement center houses hundreds of abused and abandoned dogs of all breeds, and the center has a crew of paroled felons who help Torres and her daughters Tania and Mariah care for the animals. It is a chance at redemption for both man and man's best friend.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • Tia Torres works to rescue and rehabilitate pit bulls at the Villalobos Rescue Center with the help of her family and a team of parolees.

  • A cast of Renaissance fair pirates look to adopt a pit bull; Tia's husband faces a bail hearing.

  • Tia and her daughter, Tania, bond during an emotional rescue mission that takes them to a Sacramento rescue shelter; they stop en route to rescue a stray pit bull found wandering outside the gates of Wasco State Prison.

  • Tia deals with trouble from her daughter; a parolee goes missing.

  • Tia Torres and her team are tasked with tracking down a pit bull that has been living wild in a local park; it's a dangerous assignment that proves far harder than Tia ever expected.

  • Tia attends a benefit for Villalobos at a casino in Las Vegas.

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134 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Rock City Rescue
    Redeemed
    Divine Rescue
    A Street Dog Named Desire
    Not Meant to Be
    Raised in Rescue
    A Brother's Lifeline
    Happy Howl-o-Ween
    Rescuing the Holidays
    A Diamond in the Rough
  • Rock City Rescue

    Tia heads to Detroit to help a rescue facility at risk of being shut down; the Villalobos team looks for a stray pit bull in a nearby neighborhood; a grieving adopter comes to VRC, hoping to find a dog to fill the void in her heart.
    Upcoming
  • Redeemed

    Earl returns from rehab, hoping to rebuild his life working with the dogs; a couple comes looking for a dog who can handle crowded streets of NYC; Lizzy rescues a dog after a confrontation with the owner who abandoned it.
    Upcoming
  • Divine Rescue

    When former adopters return to VRC to find their dog a companion, Tia and Lizzy switch up their usual adoption procedure to get the best results; Marcel rescues a dog abandoned at a local church and is concerned that some masses could be cancer.
    Upcoming
  • A Street Dog Named Desire

    When a known dognapper drops a dog off at Villalobos, Mariah races to find the owner; new parolee finds himself way in over his head; Smack gets a second chance at a loving home after having her last adoption fall through.
    Upcoming
  • Not Meant to Be

    Dog does not connect with his would-be adopter who drove hundreds of miles from Texas; work-release inmate is in hot water when prison guards visit Villalobos.
    Upcoming
  • Raised in Rescue

    Return adopters visit Villalobos to find a dog that will feel at home on their boat; Tania and Mariah head out to rescue a stray that is hiding beneath a shipping container; parolee Jammall starts to slip up, risking his future at the rescue.
    Upcoming
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"Pit Bulls and Parolees" follows the work of Tia Torres, a renowned trainer of pit bull terriers and a founder of the Villalobos Rescue Center. The rehabilitation and placement center houses hundreds of abused and abandoned dogs of all breeds, and the center has a crew of paroled felons who help Torres and her daughters Tania and Mariah care for the animals. It is a chance at redemption for both man and man's best friend.

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  • More than two decades of second chances for the dogs and humans who need them most - it's been an epic journey for Villalobos and Tia's family; Tia looks back on the rescue's incredible history and shares a glimpse of its next chapter.

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