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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 ranch's "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 ranch's "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.
Contents
Foreword by Kinky FriedmanA Note from the AuthorPart I The Road to UtopiaFated LoveLet's Make a DealThe Magnificent SevenPart IIMeanwhile, Back at the RanchMirror, Mirror on the WallTo Be So LuckyGood Golly, Miss MollyPeanut: Don't Leave Home without HerRemember the Alamo!Oh! Domino!The Boomerang DogsHer Name Is BarbraPretty MamaThe Cat's MeowEvery Dog Has a StoryOld FriendsSunrise, SunsetPryor-ity MalePart IIISomething to Crow AboutThe Good, the Bad, and the Funny BonefitThe Dwight NightWhat I Like about TexasNiles and Niles of TexasAfternoon DelightCowboy UpOver the River and up to Hill'sPart IVFriends--That's What It's All AboutAngels from HelotesMother NatureCouch PotatoSome Like It Hot!Kindred SpiritsPet of the WeekBrian's StoryKnock, Knock, Knocking OnPart VHead 'Em Up, Move 'Em OutLooking for Land in All the Wrong PlacesOn the Road AgainPart VILife with the KinksterKinky vs. Cousin NancyThe Rooster Crows at NoonStranger in the NightBattle of the SpoonsViva Las Vacation!Green, Green Grass of HomePart VIIKeepin' on the Sunny SideMonkey BusinessTo B&B or Not to B&B?Rodney, the Red-Nosed Rain DeerJeepers CreepersOh, Crappy DayKarmaThank God and GreyhoundsMoney, Money, MoneyEpilogue for Cuddles by Kinky Friedman
