{"id":44469,"date":"2025-08-26T21:47:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/website-leads-police-to-illegal-pet-store-in-spain-with-over-150-exotic-animals-including-endangered-species\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:47:26","slug":"website-leads-police-to-illegal-pet-store-in-spain-with-over-150-exotic-animals-including-endangered-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/website-leads-police-to-illegal-pet-store-in-spain-with-over-150-exotic-animals-including-endangered-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Website leads police to illegal pet store in Spain with over 150 exotic animals, including endangered species"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The Spanish Civil Guard on Tuesday said it had dismantled an illegal animal trafficking ring, including endangered or protected species.<\/p>\n<p>Two men aged 30 and 35 were found with more than 150 exotic animals at an illegal pet store in the town of Nules, in the eastern Valencia region, police said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interior.gob.es\/opencms\/es\/detalle\/articulo\/Desmantelado-un-zoo-privado-clandestino-con-mas-de-150-animales-exoticos-en-Castellon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Neither had a permit to raise the animals, which they sold on the internet. Both are being prosecuted for trafficking protected species and smuggling, the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation began several months ago when officers saw a listing on an internet site offering &#8220;protected species for sale.&#8221; They then discovered videos of a man raising animals including leopards, owls and llamas.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/26\/bb92d355-a8dd-4d99-9ccd-5f0e223e0dbe\/thumbnail\/620x349\/4f7c167a2b0895f9d4848612f9367517\/animal-20250826-op-aonix-valencia-01-jpg-728717432.jpg#\" alt=\"animal-20250826-op-aonix-valencia-01-jpg-728717432.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" 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exotic species were found in cages, including two ring-tailed lemurs, a Bali starling, a zebra, five kinkajous, four ibises and two meerkats.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the animals have the highest international protection as endangered species, such as the lemurs, starling and two Asian otters, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Officials on Tuesday\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interior.gob.es\/opencms\/es\/detalle\/articulo\/Desmantelado-un-zoo-privado-clandestino-con-mas-de-150-animales-exoticos-en-Castellon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">released video<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interior.gob.es\/opencms\/es\/detalle\/articulo\/Desmantelado-un-zoo-privado-clandestino-con-mas-de-150-animales-exoticos-en-Castellon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">several images<\/a>\u00a0of some of the animals.<\/p>\n<p>Three macaws were also found at the site and police said two of them had been reported stolen in a town in Almer\u00eda, which is about a five-hour drive away from Nules.<\/p>\n<p>The average market value of the seized animals is nearly $81,500, the Civil Guard said.<\/p>\n<p>The bust comes about four months after <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/couple-arrested-selling-exotic-cats-white-tigers-pumas-spain\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">officers dismantled an online trafficking operation<\/a><\/span> in big cats, including white tigers, lynx and pumas in the Balearic Islands.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     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