European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Former army sergeant shelters exotic felines Page 14 the stars and stripes by Kevin Mcgill associated press s crawled lazily in the heal of Louisiana s Bayou country they Are Majestic aliens 73 big Jungle cats two Himalayan bears and a Canadian Timber Wolf. Hay Long can Tell you the history of All of them. The 34-year-old former army sergeant runs the not for profit exotic feline survival association on 64 acres that surround this House near Springfield in Rural Livingston Parish Northwest of new Orleans. Gome of the animals were born Here says Long whose first encounter with a big cat in the Jungles of Vietnam was nearly fatal. Others like the Black leopards Zoro and Smokey were owned illegally a eccentrics with plenty of Money but no permits Long says. Some were rescued from Tacky private zoos. Some of the residents of Long s menagerie Are angry. They Bare their tangs and snarl suspiciously at any human who ventures near. They were probably mistreated cruelly poked and prodded by the exploitive owners and employees of third rate circuses Long says. One is a retired to Star. Bombay the Tiger still seen leaping across television screens in Exxon commercials. Long who also runs a heavy equipment Export business from his zoo like Home says his purpose is t provide safety and Comfort Tor abused animals a Hom Lor the homeless and a Breeding ground Lor endangered species like the Bengal Tiger. The association is supported by contributions and volunteers help care for the animals he says. The animals. That s what we re All about he says not All Are impressed by his goals. A Federal Gram jury in Baton Rouge recently accused him and or. Daniel c. Laughlin of Riverside iii., of concealing five Newborn White Tiger cubs stolen from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus in november 1984 Long denies the charges but his lawyer does t want him to talk about it publicly. J. Long s House is perpetually unkempt than Stoa. Continuous trek of volunteers mostly teen agers and Young Adu to. Thirty people running in and out All in9 Friday