After much deliberation, Tia has decided to move her rescue to New Orleans. Her heart is in the South and it is one of the areas of the country that has been most in need of a pit bull rescue.
With Villalobos getting multiple Animal Control visits over the course of a few weeks, they know that something is up. Tia finally gets a citation from the county for running an illegal kennel and is left to figure out how to protect the dogs -- ...
The Villalobos team receives a call about a pit bull and her puppies in an abandoned home. Nothing could have prepared the team for what they found once they got there.
Recording artist Down, a.k.a Kilo, performs "This Is How We Roll," a music video supporting the work of Villalobos Rescue Center, which is followed in Animal Planet's Pit Bulls & Parolees.
A group of four parolees comes to Villalobos to interview for jobs with the rescue. Tia knows that if one of these guys doesn't find work soon, he may wind up back in prison ... or worse.
Tia states her case for Villalobos' locale during a commission hearing, but citizens of Kern County who live nearby air their frustrations around having the rescue center so close.
Wildfires happen all the time in California, but never has Villalobos been threatened by one. Until now. Tia scrambles everyone she can muster to save the ranch as a fire blazes toward them.
A potential adopter has her dog Suki greet Tia's dog Spot and things go well at first. But soon it is apparent that Spot is trying to dominate and that leads to a scuffle.
Tia gets a call from a rescue in Modesto that has a pit bull puppy on its "kill" list. The dog used to belong to a homeless man who died of natural causes. A few days after his owner passed, the puppy had to resort to the unthinkable in order to ...
Bella Donna was a victim of severe abuse and holds a special place in Tia's heart. She didn't look like she was going to make it, but pulled through and found a good home. Sadly, though, she met an untimely end.
Walter was a very old pit bull that had been abused and was found covered in grease and with no teeth before Tia saved him. Walter found a great new home and is living comfortably with his new owner and another pit bull. It's a true rags to riche ...
It took Tia and the team about three weeks to catch Lady in a local park. What they went through is a crazy story by itself, but thankfully, it had a happy ending.
Tania gives us a tour of her house at Villalobos and we get to learn some interestng things about one of our favorite characters on Pit Bulls & Parolees. Like what she thinks about her roommate ...
Mariah comes home from a night on the town to find that her dogs have completely destroyed her couch. What's worse is her roommate Jake doesn't seem to notice ...