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Animal Airport
is a British
reality television
series following the staff at
London Heathrow Airport
's Animal Reception Centre, known as the HARC. The centre acts as the Live Animal Border Inspection Post for Heathrow and handles animals destined for export, import and transit through the airport. The show follows the handlers and veterinarians of the HARC as they deal with the
husbandry
and transport of typical family pets such as cats and dogs, as well as more exotic animals such as a
cassowary
, and a shipment of live
bumblebees
.
The show was made by
World Television
for
Channel 5
. The eight-part, 24-minute series first aired on Channel 5 on 22 May 2000. It was repeated on
Sky Travel
.
Animal Airport
was one of the first shows to be filmed at London Heathrow Airport.
2012 return
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A second series was made by
Icon Films
and broadcast on
Animal Planet
on 13 June 2012. The series also aired on
Seven Network
in
Australia
and on
Veronica TV
in the Netherlands.
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