Rescue Ink Unleashed (2009)
Rescue Ink Unleashed is a reality television series that premiered on September 25, 2009 on the National Geographic Channel. The series features a Long Island-based animal welfare organization, called Rescue Ink. The group is made up of heavily tattooed motorcycle riders who work to combat animal cruelty and rescue animals in need. The group states they use aggressive and "in-your-face" tactics, to put to shame and report abusive animal owners. The group takes action to remove distressed animals from their environments, taking them to no-kill shelters or rehabilitation facilities. They operate their own shelter in Long Beach, New York. The initial cast members went by the names Joe Panz, Big Ant, Johnny O, Eric, G, Angel, Junior, Robert and Batso, the 75-year-old eldest member of the group. In October 2012, they will launch the RISA Facebook application. RISA will allow animal abuse reports to be stored and displayed identifying locations most in need. The data will be used for awareness and prevention purposes against animal abuse. A statistical overview of geographical locations will be used to inform followers of the regions most in need. RISA was developed by Thoransoft a Montreal/Laval based software company.
Seasons & Episode
Rescue Ink comes to the assistance of a U.S. war veteran and his pit bulls; the guys are called in on a wild hen (and rooster!) chase in Queens; and they confront a man accused of shooting stray cats with a pellet gun.
Rescue Ink receives a tip about a man allegedly mistreating his young dog. The guys drop by unexpectedly and find the mans puppy living in a basement in deplorable conditions. The team is contacted by New York Animal Care and Control about an unusual case. Rescue Ink comes face to face with a school of illegally-owned flesh-eating piranhas. Rescue Ink investigates a home where two dogs are chained up and basically ignored. The older dog, a Rottweiler, is suffering from exposure and malnutrition. One Rescue Ink member bonds with the Rottie - but will the dog pull through and learn to trust people again?
A call comes in to Rescue Inks clubhouse from a distraught woman who claims that her neighbor is trapping, torturing and killing animals. The SPCA and the police have worked tirelessly to build a case against the accused man, but proving serial animal cruelty requires unquestionable evidence that can be hard to come by. Rescue Ink joins the effort to stop this man once and for all. When a deaf womans dog is stolen during a string of burglaries in a Queens neighborhood, the guys take it personally. Along with the cops, they hit the street to catch up with the burglars and find the missing dog. A family down on their luck fears theyll have to give up their two dogs both big and powerful breeds that have outgrown the family home. Rescue Ink drums up donations and builds a warm, secure doghouse so the family can keep their pets.
Recently, pit bulls have become synonymous with dogfighting and animal attacks, and it's the Rescue Ink guys' personal mission to help redeem these controversial dogs. In this episode, they'll divide and conquer, travelling out of their normal New York territory to help pit bulls in need. When a pit pull is found hung in a Philadelphia schoolyard, team members search for the killer. Then Joe and G fly to Kentucky to airlift a badly injured dog, fresh from the fighting ring, back to New York.
Rescue Ink investigates a bulldog breeder who allegedly sells sick puppies to unsuspecting families, a friend wants the guys to investigate young horses that he believes may be sold for slaughter, and Joe's calling in favors for an unusual mission: finding a new home for a group of homing pigeons. Then, when a local organization donates an old ambulance to the gang, Batso and Big Ant convert the run-down vehicle into a true hot rod that will help raise awareness for their cause.
Rescue Ink investigates a bulldog breeder who allegedly sells sick puppies to unsuspecting families, a friend wants the guys to investigate young horses that he believes may be sold for slaughter, and Joe's calling in favors for an unusual mission: finding a new home for a group of homing pigeons. Then, when a local organization donates an old ambulance to the gang, Batso and Big Ant convert the run-down vehicle into a true hot rod that will help raise awareness for their cause.