When the author's mother takes the kids and leaves an abusive husband, life changes, and does so dramatically. Going from a nice house to a shack in the woods with no plumbing or water at first was hard, but Laurie Zaleski's mother made the best of things, and even took on animals and other humans needing shelter. It was her dream to run an animal rescue and Laurie will go on to fulfill that dream. From the start they called their place the funny farm and that became the title of her book. Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals was not an easy read, there is abuse to both animals and humans. There are stories about many of the animals at the farm and how they got there. Funny and sad, this is a powerful read.

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