Animal 999

In Nairn, in the Highlands of Scotland, Senior Inspector Andy Brown is called out to a seemingly abandoned kitten and rabbit, and inspector Jenny Surgeon has concerns about a herd of horses left with no water on a hot day.

Sooty the Cat is in desperate need of grooming, with his back so matted it resembles dreadlocks. Animal Rescue Officer Connie comes to the aid of a bat whose sonar has led it astray and Duncan reunites a recuperated male swan with his family.

The Scottish SPCA comes to the rescue and care of a swan that has a fisherman's hook caught in its head; inspector Jenni answers a call about a cat that has some breathing difficulties; rescue officer Duncan experiences a busy day.

A extra cold spring has delayed the fledgling birds and the bird expert Lorraine at the charity's wildlife centre nurses 70 birds in the hope she can release them. Meanwhile, Bronson the Staffordshire Bull Terrier seems to have gone missing forcing Inspector Nicki to turn detective.

Before he can be rehomed, Dinky the Shetland Pony undergoes rehab at the society's centre in Aberdeen. Meanwhile, the staff at Fishcross care for both an injured dove and a young leveret fighting for its life.

Chico, the cheeky Jack Russell terrier, is on the run and causing mischief on the streets of Clydebank near Glasgow, a Bengal kitten is suffering from an unfortunate affliction and Andrea answers the call of a German Shepherd who is also an escapologist.