Spanish police arrest two people linked to cat smuggling ring based in Mallorca

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Big cats are majestic, but unfortunately, some people exploit their beauty. Two men in Arkansas did just that, but authorities caught them.  According to ABC 7 News, Keidrick Usifo and Deon Johnson were sentenced to five years' probation and a $5,000 fine, and 18 months' probation and a $1,000 fine, respectively, for violating the Big Cat Public Safety Act. ABC 7 News stated: "The Big Cat Public Safety Act makes the private ownership of big cats…

19 Big Cats Rescued in Spain as Police Raid Animal Smuggling Ring - Overpasses For America

The Spanish police say they rescued 19 exotic felines from a home on the island of Majorca that were bound for sale on the growing illegal world market for big cats, and they arrested the Russian couple who owned them. With demand for large felines like lions and tigers high in some quarters — some consider them a status symbol — there is a brisk business for criminal rings that traffic in them, even if the animals are protected or endangered sp…

The Guardia Civil has arrested in Mallorca a Russian marriage, 46 and 48 years old, who participated in a criminal network selling animals of protected species . The couple, settled in the Majorcan town of Ariany, owned a plot where it raised servals and caracals that mixed with domestic cats to market later on the Internet. The aim was to obtain hybrid cats with a attenuated wild character that were sold on the black market for large sums of mo…

Couple Arrested for Breeding Exotic Cats and Selling Them Online

What in the Joe Exotic is going on down in Spain? On Monday, officials busted two Russians accused of selling exotic animals online as part of an international operation on the Spanish island of Majorca. When the raid went down, it was discovered that the couple had 19 cats on its property. These included white tigers, pumas, and desert lynxes. Apparently, they also were crossbreeding some of the animals to create hybrids that were going for top…

Police arrest couple for breeding and selling exotic cats in Spain

Police have arrested two people suspected of breeding and selling exotic cats in Spain.

'Exotic cat smuggling ring' uncovered by police in Spain

Spain's Civil Guard seize 19 animals, including a caracal and two servals, in an operation on Mallorca.