Of the Huacaya (pronounced wah-ki-ya) breed, their unkempt and unshorn fleece has ballooned to such a burdensome extent that when sitting in the field, they looked more like lichen-covered boulders. But then they move and morph into multi-coloured cumulus clouds migrating across the plane.
Known for their keen vigilance over their charges, alpacas have become
popular guard animals amongst flocks of sheep and even chickens in
Australia.
These once-natives of South America are kept too for their soft, silky and
greaseless fleece, along with their oh-so-cute faces. Yet sitting beneath
the surface of all of this is a gentle and sentient being, an animal whose
care our kind has been less than vigilant about. For forgetting just who
they are, and replacing this with what we can get from them, has been the
lot of many of these gentle animals.
So forgotten had they become, their status was classed as abandoned and they
were seized by the RSPCA
Al Fredo, Al Pacino and a third group member who never made it to sanctuary,
are among that number.
So forgotten had they become, their status was classed as abandoned and they
were seized by the RSPCA before being surrendered into our care and
kindness. Of the Huacaya (pronounced wah-ki-ya) breed, their unkempt and
unshorn fleece has ballooned to such a burdensome extent that when sitting
in the field, they looked more like lichen-covered boulders. But then they
move and morph into multi-coloured cumulus clouds migrating across the
plane.
That Al Fredo and Al Pacino were so neglected, for whatever reason, is a potent reminder to us all that, regardless of how busy our life gets, the well-being of the animals in our care is something we should all be vigilant about.t
Posted on All-Creatures.org: August 17, 2024
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