Road to Utopia : How Kinky, Tony, and I Saved More Animals Than Noah

English

ISBN: 0292714882

EAN: 9780292714885

Category: Nature / Animal Rights/Pets / Dogs / General/

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Release Date: 09/30/2006

Synopsis: Noah had it easy. On any given day at the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch in Medina, Texas, Nancy Parker-Simons, her husband Tony Simons, and a willing crew of employees and volunteers care for at least sixty rescued dogs, not to mention numerous cats, chickens, pigs, horses, wild mustangs, donkeys, and a rooster named Alfred Hitchcock-and Kinky Friedman, the rescue ranchs Gandhi-like figure who brings Nancy and Tony stray and abused animals, raises money for the rescue ranch, and makes sure no one leaves the ranch without a dog or two. In this entertaining book, Nancy Parker-Simons tells the heartwarming, often hilarious story of the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch. She describes how a series of it must have been fate incidents brought her together with Tony Simons and Kinky Friedman, and how, in 1998, the three of them decided to create a no-kill haven for homeless and abused animals in the Texas Hill Country. Since their first rescue--the magnificent seven which were, in fact, forty-one dogs liberated from local animal shelters--Cousin Nancy and her crew have rescued over one thousand animals. Parker-Simons tells the fascinating stories of several dozen fortunate dogs, cats, and other animals that have come to the rescue ranch, either to be adopted by new owners or to live out their days in the ranchs utopia. She also pays tribute to the many supporters who have helped keep the ark afloat, including First Lady Laura Bush, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dwight Yoakam, Robert Earl Keen, Molly Ivins, and Don Imus. Everyone who cares about animal welfare will find The Road to Utopia hard to resist.

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Road to Utopia : How Kinky, Tony, and I Saved More Animals Than Noah

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.59 inches

Width: 6.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Weight: 12.84 oz

Pages: 224