I haven’t updated this site in ages. Quite frankly, I lost all interest in the Tiger Ranch case when Lin Marie plead guilty to reduced charges.
My interest in the case was sparked by how badly I thought PSPCA handled the raid, and I elected to give Lin Marie the benefit of the doubt. I wanted [...]

Things that make you go …
From today’s Post-Gazette:

Judge orders owner of Tiger Ranch to jail
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
By Jim McKinnon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The operator of a cat shelter who previously pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges was ordered to jail yesterday after a judge learned that the woman had violated the terms of her bond.
Linda Bruno, [...]

From Democratic Underground, by cherokeeprogressive:

Hey Ted? Tell Jack and Bobby how much we’ve missed them over the years…
and how convinced we are that had their tragic deaths not happened, what a better world we’d all be living in right now.
Will you tell them that for us? Will you please tell them that their vision is [...]

We’ve recently received quite a few very nice messages from people wondering where we’ve been and if we will still be keeping an eye on PSPCA, No Kill progress in PA, and other animal-related events of interest.
While we do have intentions of doing so, a series of life events has caused us to take a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]