Paca Talk #18–Alpacas in The News for 8/14/09
Welcome to Alpacas in the News, the weekly segment of Paca Talk dedicated to bringing you alpaca-related news items from around the world. I’m your host, Maren Bradley Anderson, and this is Alpacas in the News for August 14, 2009.
Alpaca Industry News
De Nada
Alpacas in Mainstream Media
Vancouver Sun
… by four gunshots from a police weapon to stop a pit bull that attacked a llama, an alpaca and then an RCMP officer on a Langley farm Saturday morning. …
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It took a Taser shock followed by four gunshots from a police weapon to stop a pit bull that attacked a llama, an alpaca and then an RCMP officer on a Langley farm Saturday morning.
AFP
SAJAMA, Bolivia — Bolivia’s alpaca farmers live far, far away from the world’s financial capitals, but they have still felt the bite of the economic crisis, …
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SAJAMA, Bolivia — Bolivia’s alpaca farmers live far, far away from the world’s financial capitals, but they have still felt the bite of the economic crisis, which has cut demand for the lustrous textile used in pricey clothes from Milan to Melbourne.
A baby alpaca tested positive for the disease, according to Dr. Sherry Burrer of the health department. The alpaca died Aug. 10 in Rockingham County, …
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It was expected all summer long, and now it’s official. Rockingham County is back in the cross hairs of a public health threat from Eastern Equine Encephalitis, state health officials said.
Yesterday, the public health department announced the state’s first 2009 confirmed case of EEE. A baby alpaca tested positive for the disease, according to Dr. Sherry Burrer of the health department. The alpaca died Aug. 10 in Rockingham County, Burrer said.
Things that Make You Go “Hmmm.”
E! Online
“I don’t want to do all of the work,” he laughed. “I want to raise alpaca or something. You know, make my own alpaca coating.”
Christian Siriano
Business aside, Siriano says he looks forward to the day when he can legally marry his longtime boyfriend, musician and photographer Brad Walsh. “Maybe we’ll buy a farm or something,” Siriano said.
But Farmer Ferosh he is not.
“I don’t want to do all of the work,” he laughed. “I want to raise alpaca or something. You know, make my own alpaca coating.”
Manchester Evening News –MEG the alpaca surprised everyone at a farm when she gave birth - despite living on her own. The mystery father has been narrowed down to two culprits, …
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MEG the alpaca surprised everyone at a farm when she gave birth - despite living on her own.
The mystery father has been narrowed down to two culprits, who stayed at the Animal Quakers petting farm in Bacup a year ago. But no one knows who is the guilty party.
Farm Shout-Outs
| WoodsEdge Wools Farm, NJ | Behind the Scenes shearing Alpacas in New Jersey NJ.com Brent Walke, co owner of WoodsEdge Wools Farm in Stockton collects freshly shorn fleece as Steve Townley continues to shear an alpaca. Walker will place the … See all stories on this topic |
| Grand Mesa Alpacas, CO | Spend an evening in the islands with Hospice & Palliative Care of … Delta County Independent Anyone interested in starting their own alpaca herd needs to be at this event. The breeding pair ofalpacas, courtesy of Grand Mesa Alpacas, is a first-time … See all stories on this topic |
| Evergreen Farm, Kingston, Canada | Alpaca farmers raising hum-dinger of a crop Kingston This Week You have simply spotted Evergreen Farm’s alpacas. Richard and Karen Cullum have been raisingalpacas for 12 years. Their herd has grown from the six animals … See all stories on this topic |
| Angel Wood Alpaca Farms, NJ | Morristown Farmers Market is going to be just peachy on Sunday The Star-Ledger - NJ.com And if live music and peaches don’t make you warm and fuzzy enough, Angel WoodAlpaca Farms is bringing a pair of alpacas, and alpaca products. … See all stories on this topic |
| The 11th annual Day on the Alpaca Farm to benefit the Violence Intervention Project will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 5, at KeLe Alpacas., WI | NEWs In Northeastern Wisconsin Green Bay Press Gazette The 11th annual Day on the Alpaca Farm to benefit the Violence Intervention Project will be from 10 am to 3 pm Sept. 5, at KeLe Alpacas. … See all stories on this topic |
| Owl Acres, MA | Granby farmer turns alpaca hobby into business The Republican - MassLive.com By SANDRA E. CONSTANTINE GRANBY - What started as a hobby with three alpacas three years ago at Owl Acres has developed into a sort of business with 30 of … See all stories on this topic |
| Alpaca Story Ranch, BC | Story ranch lives up to its name 100 Mile House Free Press Joni Head gets cuddly with a baby alpaca named Courtney. So far there have been 10 new additions to the herd this year. By Laura Kelsey - 100 Mile House … See all stories on this topic |
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