In light of the recent plea agreement reached in the Tiger Ranch case, TR bashers have been giddily posting in numerous forums – as most posters only have the cranial capacity to hold a single thought (asses can take up so much room) – there seem to be two basic sentiments: “Ding Dong, the witch [...]

Received this lovely communique today from the “Contact” page:
Name: Randy
Email: xxxxxxxx@yahoo.com
Subject: Time to give it up
Message: You still have “Defend Tiger Ranch” stuff up on your site after Linda Bruno herself pleaded guilty to the horrific stuff that happened there? It’s ok to be wrong sometimes you know…

You know, it has occurred to me that [...]

From the Valley News Dispatch

Tiger Ranch rescued cats will soon be available for adoption
By Charlie Ban, FOR THE VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Fewer than half of the cats seized from the Tiger Ranch animal shelter survived their illnesses, but the survivors should be ready soon for adoption, according to the organization caring for them.
More [...]

Posted July 17, 2009 on PSPCA’s “Tiger Ranch” page:
The Pennsylvania SPCA is continuing to provide high quality, humane care to the cats seized from the property. As of now, the cats have not been signed over to us for custody, so we currently do not have legal authority to reunite them with their previous owners [...]

Quote from the Valley News Dispatch published earlier today — the full article can be found here:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/s_633575.html
During last year’s raid, many of the cats were dead or dying. The SPCA took custody of about 600 cats, SPCA spokeswoman Kim Wolf said from Philadelphia on Monday.
About 240 cats survive.
Wolf said the SPCA is working on a [...]

There is already an ugly rumor floating around that if the former owners of the Tiger Ranch cats do not claim them at the Clarion Shelter by WEDNESDAY, they will be euthanized.
I certainly HOPE that is only an ugly rumor.
I simply cannot fathom that PSPCA would spend $500,000 taking care of all those cats (approximately [...]

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Woman who had hundreds of cats pleads guilty to cruelty
Monday, July 13, 2009
By Daniel Malloy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The owner of a Frazer cat shelter where authorities found hundreds of neglected felines last year pleaded guilty today to animal cruelty and tampering with public records.
[snip]
The tampering charges came from Ms. Bruno’s forging the signature [...]

From thepittsburghchannel.com:

Frazer Cat Shelter Owner Pleads Guilty To Cruelty Charges
Linda Bruno Accused Of Forgery, Animal Cruelty
PITTSBURGH — An Allegheny County woman originally facing close to 600 animal cruelty and forgery charges has pleaded guilty to a reduced number of counts.
Linda Bruno is the owner of Tiger Ranch, a former so-called cat sanctuary in Frazer.
Bruno, who [...]

Ranch Owner Accepts Plea Deal In Animal Cruelty Case
PITTSBURGH — A Frazer Township woman accepted in an animal cruelty case on Monday.
The plea deal came about while a jury is being selected for a trial against Linda Bruno, 45, who was accused of mistreating hundreds of cats at her 29-acre property known as Tiger Ranch [...]

Sixteen months after the PSPCA raided the Tiger Ranch cat sanctuary in Tarentum, PA, the case finally goes to trial today.
From KDKA Channel 2 comes the most balanced report:

Trial Set To Start For Woman Who Ran Cat Sanctuary
PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Jury selection is set to begin today in the trial of a local woman who’s facing [...]