The website takes the police to an illegal pet store in Spain with more than 150 exotic animals, including endangered species

The Spanish Civil Guard said Tuesday that an illegal animal traffic ring had dismantled, including endangered or protected species.

Two 30 and 35 -year -old men were found with more than 150 exotic animals in an illegal pet store in the city of the nulls, in the East Region of Valencia, police said in a statement.

None had a permission to raise animals, which they sold on the Internet. Both are being prosecuted by the species and smuggling protected from traffic, reads in the statement.

The investigation began several months ago when the officers saw a list on an website offered “protected species for sale.” Then they discovered videos of a man raising animals, including leopards, owls and flames.

After the application of the law finally located the captivity site in the null, more than 150 types of 56 exotic species were found in cages, including two lemurs of Cola Ring, a burst of Bali, a zebra, five Kinkajous, four ibis and two surivats.

Some of the animals have the highest international protection as endangered species, such as lemurss, stars and two Asian otters, police said.

The officials released video and several images of some of the animals on Tuesday.

Three macaws were also found on the site and the police said that two of them had been reported as stolen in a city in Almería, which is about five hours by car from the nulls.

The average market value of the seized animals is almost $ 81,500, said the Civil Guard.

The bust arrives about four months later Officers dismantled an online traffic operation In large cats, including white tigers, lynx and pumas in the Balearic Islands.

• Endangered species
• Spain
• Animal cruelty