Melanie Higgins Zysk was a purebredcity girl-until she discoveredhow animals could soothe her souland enhance her life. Since then, Melanie and her husband, Tim, havemade it their mission to provideshelter and love for animals of allkinds, including cats, dogs, pigs, andeven cows.

This heartwarming memoir paystribute to Melanie's lasting love affairwith animals small and large. Overthe years, she and her husband haveadopted abused, neglected, orunwanted animals and cared for themon their Florida ranch. Melanie hasdeveloped a set of beliefs about thehuman relationship with animals, andshe...