The book is one of tragedy and hope. An illegal government raid on an animal rescue/ sanctuary resulting in treating the owners as terrorists, like common criminals all for an anonymous complaint from one person. 5 agencies like a swat team attacked the property all to take a abducted a pet squirrel and a pet raccoon. They had horses, goats and other animals on the property but it was the pet squirrel and raccoon the authorities abducted and killed with no investigation. The neighboring forrest had been watching with envy and love and watched this abuse and all the forest animals pooled their resources together and elected 2 of their best, a proud little squirrel named Shrimp, an admirer of Peanut the pet squirrel and the abducted raccoon's granddaughter Lucy. The crusade to save the sanctuary and restore again love, care and happiness at the rescue and the Legasy of Peanut the world renown pet squirrel and Fred the raccoon would live on. Hope was restored.