Archive for March, 2008

27 Mar

Animal sanctuary in ‘terrible shape’

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The Duquesne Duke
March 27, 2007
by Maddy Lauria
When Duquesne University biology professor Dr. Becky Morrow and several volunteer students assisted in raiding the Tiger Ranch in Tarentum, Pa., on March 13 after months of undercover surveillance, they realized the extent of surfacing one of the largest animal cruelty cases in Pennsylvania.
“In almost 10 years of practicing, [...]

26 Mar

Butler Eagle: “Tiger Ranch owner cares”

This letter to the editor appeared in the Butler Eagle on March 26, 2008:
Tiger Ranch owner cares
About eight years ago, my wife Pam and I adopted a beautiful black and white, neutered and litter-trained cat from the Tiger Ranch in Frazier Township, Allegheny County. The operator of the shelter, Linda Bruno, was very kind and [...]

23 Mar

Tiger Ranch problems leave cat lovers scratching for solutions to unmanageable number of strays

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Beaver County Times & Allegheny Times
Sunday, March 23, 2008
by Cory Nealon
The Back Story
Humane officials closed Tiger Ranch cat sanctuary in Allegheny County on March 13.
About 400 cats, seven horses, one goat, nine chickens and seven dogs were seized. Many of the animals were brought to the Clarion County Humane Society, a temporary emergency shelter owned [...]

20 Mar

Orphans of Storm say pet owners dump cats off at the shelter overnight

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Valley News Dispatch
March 20, 2008
by Tom Mitchell
RAYBURN — One thing is certain, there is no shortage of cats in Armstrong County, just ask the folks at Orphans of the Storm no-kill animal shelter along Route 85.
Orphan’s spokesperson Beth Ann Galbraith said the shelter houses 75 felines, mostly adults, but has a “waiting list” of more [...]

20 Mar

Philadelphia Daily News: NO-Kill-Adelphia?

This letter to the editor appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News on March 20, 2008:
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OVER THE years, I’ve been a vocal advocate for the humane treatment of animals in our city.
In 2004, I called forth hearings in City Council to investigate a series of articles in the Daily News that depicted the Philadelphia Animal Care [...]

20 Mar

Nearly 100 rally in support of Tiger Ranch owner

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Valley News Dispatch
Thursday, March 20, 2008
by Francine Garrone
Linda Bruno and her Tiger Ranch cat sanctuary in Frazer continue to draw high praise and stinging accusations of mass animal cruelty.
The opinions are passionate on either side, but so conflicting that it’s hard to believe that Tiger Ranch’s supporters and detractors are talking about the same place.
It’s [...]

20 Mar

Advocates rally around woman charged with cat abuse

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 20, 2008
by Linda Wilson Fuoco
An international animal advocacy organization, a McKees Rocks veterinarian, a Somerset County humane agent and about 60 other people rallied yesterday to defend the woman charged with animal cruelty for her operation of the Tiger Ranch cat sanctuary in Frazer.
Tiger Ranch “is one of the best sanctuaries I have [...]

19 Mar

Tiger Ranch lawyer defends operation

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Valley News Dispatch
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
by Francine Garrone

19 Mar

Deb Urmann: Undercover Tiger Ranch Worker Speaks

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Undercover Tiger Ranch Worker Speaks
FRAZER TWP (KDKA) – The woman who worked undercover for nine months at the Tiger Ranch Cat Sanctuary says she’s received serious threats since last week’s raid.
Debbie Urmann says she loves cats and that’s why she recorded the footage while working as a volunteer.
“I did it because there were animals [...]

19 Mar

Tiger Ranch Owner Says Sick Cats Planted Before Raid

FRAZER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Linda Bruno was charged with several counts of cruelty after hundreds of sick — and some dead — cats were found during a raid at her Frazer Township animal compound last week.
But on Wednesday, about 50 supporters of the Tiger Ranch on Miller Drive in Frazer Township rallied around Bruno, who [...]


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