Ranch of Dreams: The Heartwarming Story of America's Most Unusual Animal Sanctuary

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Synopsis
After reading Black Beauty as a child, Cleveland Amory dreamed that some day he would have a ranch where animals would not be abused, but instead would, like the famous horse, end their days roaming proud and free. Many people know that Amory has worked tirelessly for decades on behalf of animals: the founder of the Fund for Animals in 1967, he first confessed to being adopted by a stray cat himself in The Cat Who Came for Christmas, the best-selling cat book of all time. But few know that Amory did in fact realize his childhood ambition by establishing the Black Beauty Ranch in East Texas. Now he shares, in his all-but-patented combination of humor and warmth, the remarkable stories of these rescues. Over the years, countless animals who have been mistreated or simply found “inconvenient” have been saved from death’s door at this unique sanctuary. Wild burros from the Grand Canyon have been saved from massacre. Goats from San Clemente Island have been delivered from the sights of U.S. Navy guns. Nim the “talking” chimpanzee, perhaps the most famous animal in the country, was rescued from a laboratory. Creatures great and small, from elephants and buffalo to prairie dogs and, yes, cats, have found their haven at the ranch, where they can live out their lives with dignity, knowing, as the last line of Blacky Beauty puts it, “My troubles are all over, and I am at home.” At times heartbreaking, at times hilarious, always moving and engrossing. Ranch of Dreams is sure to capture the hearts and minds of Amory’s countless readers.
Copyright:
1997

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
304 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780670877621
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Cleveland Amory
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
Yes
Categories:
Nonfiction, Animals, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Sociology
Submitted By:
Larry Lumpkin
Proofread By:
Susan Lumpkin
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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