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.

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Team 4 has obtained undercover video that was taken before the raid at the Tiger Ranch, and it shows the conditions in which the cats were living.

Many of the cats lay dying in the video, and hundreds were already dead in freezers, according to Team 4 investigative reporter Jim Parsons.

The video shows dying and dead cats all over the property. Also seen is a freezer, which was stuffed to the top with the bodies of dead cats, Parsons reported.

It plays in stark contrast to another piece of video that Bruno, who recently changed her name to Lin Marie, allowed a student to shoot for a college documentary last spring. That video showed cats looking healthy and happy at Tiger Ranch.

"We give cats a chance," Marie said in Jennifer Gerkin's school documentary. "If you bring a cat to Tiger Ranch, we are a viable alternate to euthanasia."

"I know every cat here," she said. "I know their names, I know what they look like. I can tell you within 24 hours if one is missing."

Watch Documentary Video | Watch Gerkin's Response

Marie had no control over the piece of video that Team 4 obtained, which was shot after the school documentary and several days before the PSPCA raid.

A preliminary hearing for Marie is scheduled for Wednesday. She remains free on bond.

More than 400 cats were transferred from Tiger Ranch to the Clarion County Humane Society in Shippenville, Pa., where they will be treated by veterinarians and quarantined.

The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which organized the raid, is asking for donations to help with the cats' continuing care.

Monetary donations may be made via the PSPCA Web site; via phone at 215-426-6304, ext. 217; or mail them to Pennsylvania SPCA, 350 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19134.

Donations of supplies may be sent to the Clarion County SPCA, 9562 Route 322, Shippenville, PA 16254. The following supplies are needed:

medium dog cages

clean blankets (new or used)

rabbit cages

clean towels (new or used)

newspaper

hot water bottles

paper French fry boats

disposable paper plates

heating pads (electric or microwavable)

cat food

cat litter

litter pans (one-and-half- inch deep by one-foot long)

basic vaccinations

metal water bowls

amoxicillin

bleach and cleaning supplies

leukemia tests

paper towels

surgical gloves

rubber gloves

vaccinations

humidifiers

cat Nutri-cal

cat treat

flea treatment

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Previous Stories:

• March 18, 2008: Documentary Shows Ranch Before Cats Rescued
• March 14, 2008: Hundreds Of Ill, Dying Cats Found In Animal Sanctuary Raid

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