Pit Bull & Parolees is ending its time on Animal Planet, and the 19th and final season will premiere next Saturday night. The series debuted 13 years ago this month, and 194 episodes and 51 specials have aired thus far. The final season will find Tia Maria Torres and her team at Villalobos Rescue Center facing Hurricane Ida and trying to keep the dogs and crew safe.
Animal Planet revealed more about the final season of Pit Bulls & Parolees in a press release.
For over 30 years, Tia and her family have gone above and beyond to give a second chance at life to pit bulls at Villalobos Rescue Center, the largest Pit Bull rescue center in the U.S. while also offering parolees a new start as staff and volunteers. Now, in the final season of “Pit Bulls & Parolees,” dedicated audiences will witness higher stakes as Tia and the Villalobos crew strive to give every dog an opportunity to find their forever home and a second chance at life. And while this may be the end of one chapter, the story of redemption and rescue continues for Tia and her Villalobos family in their never-ending battle to save man and man’s best friend. The final season of “Pit Bulls & Parolees” premieres on Animal Planet Saturday, Oct. 22 at 9PM ET/ PT.
In the season’s premiere, the Villalobos Rescue Center is tested as Hurricane Ida bears down on Louisiana, leaving Tia and the rest of the crew race to move the rescue dogs to safety amid the intense storm. We’ll also see Mariah take the reins for her first solo wolf-dog rescue named Dorothy from the streets of Louisiana, while Lizzy and Earl help a music-loving couple from Kentucky find their dream dog. Additionally, the premiere episode of “Pit Bulls & Parolees” is a part of Animal Planet’s annual “You Watch, We Give” tradition where for every viewer that tunes in to watch the season premiere on October 22, 2022 at 9PM ET/PT, Animal Plant will donate $1.00 to Villalobos Rescue Center up to the amount of $20,000, which will go toward food and shelter needs for rescued pit bulls.
Later this season, audiences will witness incredible rescue stories from far and wide. We’ll see Tia and daughter-in-law Lizzy answer a distress call from a shelter in Mississippi and take on eight hound dogs in desperate condition; the Villalobos team prep to welcome the public for a volunteer day as the new Villalobos Rescue Center location nears completion; daughter Mariah and her older brother Moe put their motorcycle passion to work by building a motorcycle sidecar in honor of her recently deceased dog, Tater, in order to give rides to older dogs at the rescue; and Apple, a senior dog who finally finds their forever home. Audiences will also witness Tia hire her first female parolee in Villalobos History to the team to see if she’ll be the right fit as a dog trainer and dog handler.
In addition to watching the show on Animal Planet, viewers can keep up with the latest news on social media by using the hashtag #PitBullsandParolees and follow Animal Planet on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
“Pit Bulls & Parolees” is produced for Animal Planet by 44 Blue Productions, a North Road Company.
What do you think? Are you sad to see Pit Bulls & Parolees end?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO – I need to know whats going on with the wolf fam here in New Plymouth New Zealand – Im so far behind – all i can get is the end of S017
what has happened to the ANIMAL PROGRAMS, the programs about animals…pitbulls and parolees, my cat from hell and many other shows about animals all gone. i don’t need to see stuff created for other channels or show after show with game wardens. sad. moved on to nat geo wild
I’m so disappointed!! Loved this show! It gave hope in humanity.. seeing a lost soul get rescued and transformed into an adoptable pet and finally placed in a good loving home was incredibly wonderful!! Plus giving reformed ex convicts a purpose in life at same time was priceless! For a show to last 13 seasons tells me ratings couldn’t have been so bad that cancellation was the only road available.. what a shame.
Please bring this show back !!!!
Can’t believe you took off such a wonderful show!! Pitbulls & Parolees was interesting and entertaining. We had fun following the animals and people on the show. You now have lost me as a viewer. Your replacement shows are not as fun to watch.
I watch Pit Bulls to reassure myself that there are still people out there who truly care and put their life and livelihood on the line every day. Discovery needs to wake up and put it back on the air.
I CAn hponestly say that this is my favorite TV show.I will miss it immensely.I watch TV a lot and this will lkeave a huge hole in my viewing schedule
It should be renewed!! If not!! This is sad for the rescue and for all the animals they save. I hope people realize how much they have done for these dogs and all the people in there communities and beyond. I truly will miss spending time watching and learning from them. Wishing all there families the best , thanking them for all the hard work they do everyday. Hope they all will be back really soon.. We will miss them .. they need our support Renew this every year!! Should not be a issue!!
I have watched Pit Bulls and Parolees since its first episode. I am really unhappy (and mad) to see it go, and I don’t really understand why.
I am so mad to find out that Animal Planet has cancelled this show! This is the best example of an “Animal” show that there is…it’s about saving animals not hunting them or exploiting them! I cannot believe the A.P. channel would see fit to end it. I hope and pray that another channel will snap it up!!
I hate to see Pitbulls and Parolees go off the tv! Going to miss it so much!
This is my favorite television showi am devastated
I agree with everyone. I love Pit Bulls and Parolees. It seem that all the really good shows are lways the ones that are canceled. Tia and her family have changed alot of minds about Pit Bulls. They work tirelessly to save dogs and educate owners.