Tiger Ranch’s Linda Bruno Gets House Arrest In Allegheny County
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Tiger Ranch’s Linda Bruno Gets House Arrest In Allegheny County
POSTED: 11:34 am EST January 8, 2010
UPDATED: 3:46 pm EST January 8, 2010
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PITTSBURGH — A woman accused of improperly caring for hundreds of cats at her Tiger Ranch animal rescue sanctuary in Allegheny County was sentenced Friday to two years of house arrest.
Judge Jill Rangos also ordered 47-year-old Linda Bruno to pay $200,000 restitution and $12,000 in fines and serve probation after her house arrest ends, and said she’ll send Bruno to jail if she violates the terms.Bruno has already spent some time in jail for violating the terms of her bond on animal cruelty charges.
Reporter Bob Mayo covered the sentencing hearing today in the county courthouse. Look for updates on this page and watch his report tonight on WTAE Channel 4 Action News at 5 p.m.
Animal control officials raided Tiger Ranch in March 2008 and found hundreds of cats living in poor conditions on the property on Miller Drive in Frazer Township.
Team 4 obtained undercover video that was taken before the raid. It showed dying and dead cats all over the property, and a freezer that was stuffed with bodies of cats.Bruno, who goes by the name Lin Marie, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of animal cruelty after several hundred more were withdrawn.She was originally allowed to remain free until her sentencing date, but a judge later revoked her bond and sent her to jail for violating terms of her agreement not to have any contact with animals.
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