I have been pondering and I am perplexed.
Perplexed about some of this new information, perplexed as to why this whole fiasco has turned into an enormous Battle of the Egos, perplexed as to how and why so much time, money, and effort could be wasted tearing things and people and lives and infrastructures down — [...]

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 the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review/Valley News Dispatch:

Judge revokes bond for Tiger Ranch owner after release violations
An Allegheny County judge today revoked bond for the owner of the now-defunct Tiger Ranch cat shelter in Frazer, saying she violated conditions of her release by continuing to have contact with animals.
[snip]
But at her sentencing hearing today, Common Pleas Court [...]

From KDKA Pittsburgh…

Sentencing Continued In Tiger Ranch Case
Sentencing in the case of a local woman who pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in July, was continued Monday.
A judge has ordered sheriff’s deputies back to the property in Frazier Township to investigate claims that Linda Bruno has been taking care of more cats.
As part of her plea [...]

Tomorrow is the sentencing court for Lin and an opportunity for some long sought closure. I won’t re-hash the events leading up to this date, but encourage readers to visit the archives to gain a real sense of the tragedy that has unfolded over these past two years.
This case could’ve been handled so much better [...]

According to the York Daily Record, the Tiger Ranch cats will be available for adoption beginning Monday, August 31 in Clarion.

240 cats from W.Pa. sanctuary available to adopt
Updated: 08/28/2009 05:30:22 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH-Nearly 250 cats seized by animal welfare agents from a western Pennsylvania sanctuary will soon be available for adoption now that the owner has [...]

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 [...]