Whether you want to join in alpaca farming for fun or profit or just want a pet, alpacas come with a variety of reasons to own them. Some owners seek to raise the best “show alpacas” and a top ...

The alpacas, who are shorn twice a year ... After all, the star says the calming presence of a pet is an invaluable asset. “They’re not questioning you; they’re not getting involved with ...

Irish farmer Joe Phelan ushered two alpacas down the corridor of a local nursing home as beaming residents waited their turn to pet them. A decade after ditching his office job for farming, ...

There are some friendly alpacas that will let you love up on them, but most are going to be very curious and come up an sniff you but if you go to pet them they walk away.” ...

Flanked by a gaggle of smartphone-wielding onlookers, Irish farmer Joe Phelan ushered two alpacas down the corridor of a nursing home as beaming residents waited their turn to pet them.