Three men, Adam Cafferty, John Cafferty and their father David Cafferty, have been jailed after being convicted of running an animal brothel in Swansea, Wales.

The ring leaders, according to linkbeef.com, ran a ‘gentlemen’s club’ known as “The Ram Inn” in Grange Road, Swansea.

The brothers, 31 and 28 and father 52 admitted keeping an animal brothel between January 2011 and July 2015 and, according to the report, a jury took less than three hours to find them all guilty.

During their trial at Swansea Crown Court, the jury heard they set up a website on the hidden “Deep Web” where people from all over the country could select the animal of their liking and book in for an appointment.

Cafferty admitted he had “full knowledge” that the building was once again being used as an animal brothel. As well as various bedrooms, some with mirrored ceilings, one had buckles attached to a wooden frame.

Detective Inspector John Jones of Swansea CID, said: “All the defendants were arrested in early July as part of an on-going crackdown on organised crime in Wales. They were quickly charged and that is the culmination of a detailed investigation involving thousands of hours of work by officers. The Cafferty’s were all consumed by their own greed and never gave a second thought for the vulnerable animals who were being exploited.”

RSPCA Officers removed 47 sheep of various colors and breed from the property. Including a rare pigmy goat from South East Asia. It’s believed that the brothers charged varied rates, depending on the breed and quality of the animal.

The detective added: “This case was never about targeting sex workers. It is about showing communities across Wales that we are determined to bring those involved in serious crime to justice. We’d continue to appeal to anyone with information about serious and organised crime to contact us. We will act on all the information that we receive.”

However, animal brothels are legal in Denmark. According to an IceNews report, laws in both Denmark and Norway are fairly open when it comes to a person’s legal right to engage in sexual activity with an animal. The law states that doing so is perfectly legal, “so long as the animal involved does not suffer.” According to the Danish newspaper, 24timer, this interesting gap in the law “has led to a flourishing business in which people pay in order to have sex with animals.”

On the internet, several Danish animal owners, according to the report, openly advertise their services. “The newspaper contacted several such individuals and was told that many of the animals have been engaged in this kind of activity for several years and that the animals crave the sexual stimulation. The newspaper found that the cost charged by the animal owners varied from DKK 500 to 1,000 (USD$85 to $170).”