Absolutely Animals
1995 British TV series or programme
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Absolutely Animals is a television program that aired on Animal Planet and Channel 4 between 20 September 1995 and 11 August 1998.[1] The show was presented by Dani Behr and was designed to cover current animal news stories for the time.[2]
| Absolutely Animals | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Dani Behr |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mike Kavanagh |
| Running time | 22-26 minutes |
| Production company | Hawkshead Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Animal Planet Channel 4 |
| Release | 20 September 1995 – 11 August 1998 |
Content
The show's debut season in 1995 featured four presenters: Dani Behr, Laurie Pike, Helen Richards, and Edward Whitley.[3] In the show's 1996 season, it featured two presenters, Wendy Turner and Mark Evans. In every episode that season, Turner stopped by a Halewood, Liverpool, animal shelter run by RSPCA, while Evans met with individuals who have difficult pets.[4] At the animal shelter, Turner encounters a cat violent cat who previously had been abused as well as a person with asthma whose affliction worsens owing to her cats.[5]
In a 1998 episode, Turner visited the United States to examine the conditions faced by rodeo animals.[6] In several 1998 episodes, Turner conducted an examination into the international market for contraband tiger goods. She visited the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Thailand.[7]
Reception
The Guardian said in 1996 that through its interweaving of bleak updates from a shelter run by the RSPCA with dispatches from far-flung places, the show is "not as high up the cute-ometer as Animal Hospital, but certainly beats bird-watching with Bill Oddie".[8] The newspaper stated in 1998 that Absolutely Animals "moves seamlessly from the hard edged to the cute and furry".[9]