Washoe County Library System

"Funny Farm is an inspiring and moving memoir of the author's turbulent life with 600 rescue animals. Laurie Zaleski never aspired to run an animal rescue; that was her mother Annie's dream. But from girlhood, Laurie was determined to make the dream come true. Thirty years later as a successful businesswoman, she did it, buying a 15-acre farm deep in the Pinelands of South Jersey. She was planning to relocate Annie and her caravan of ragtag rescues-horses...

"As the holidays draw near in Caerphilly, Mother volunteers to take part in in a big Christmas-themed decorator show house--each room of a temporarily untenanted house is decorated to the hilt by a different decorator for the public to tour. Of course, Mother insists that Meg pitch in with the organization, and she finds herself surrounded by flamboyant personalities with massive egos clashing and feeling their professional reputations are at stake....

"Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter is reluctant to take on any more cases. He'd much rather spend his time working for his dog rescue organization, the Tara Foundation, than find himself back in a courtroom. However, when a truck carrying over seventy dogs from the South to the rescue-friendly northeast turns up with a murdered driver, Andy can't help but get involved. Of course Andy is eager to help the dogs, many of whom come to the Tara Foundation...

Darby is a lucky girl. After years of dreaming about horses, she is finally surrounded by them on her grandfather's ranch in Hawaii. To top it off, she even has a horse of her own — Hoku, a wild mustang she helped rescue. After a few months together their bond has never been stronger.

But when Hoku must be set loose among other horses, her untamed spirit returns. As Darby tries to reestablish their relationship, even worse news arrives: Hoku's

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A short nature documentary that examines the lives of orphaned orangutans and elephants and follows the efforts of individuals who work to rescue, rehabilitate, and return these animals to the wild. Narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman.

Meet Diego's four new friends, all members of Diego's Internation Rescue League. They will take the World Animal Rescue Test so they will be able to rescue animals all over the world.

"The Dogs of Avalon introduces us to the strong-willed Marion Fitzgibbon, born in rural Ireland, where animals are valued only for their utility. But Fitzgibbon believes that suffering is felt by all creatures, and she champions the cause of strays, baffling those around her―including her family―as she and a group of local women rescue any animal in need and taking on increasingly risky missions." --\

Mocha, an injured cat who finds a home at an animal clinic, makes nighttime doctor rounds there and helps the various animals.

Princess Emily's sister, Lottie, is the newest member of the Rescue Princesses. She is excited to have animal adventures of her very own. When Lottie uncovers a plot to steal horses from the palace stables, she knows she must act. She is a Rescue Princess now -- if anyone can save those animals, it's her!

Princess Lulu loves visiting the lion cubs that roam the plains of her kingdom. But when all of the lion cubs disappear, Lulu must spring into action. She and the other princesses have to discover what happened to the missing lions -- and fast!