Alpacas eat grasses and chew a cud. They are gentle and easy to handle. Even if they did, without incisors, horns, hoofs or claws, little harm can be done. Clean-up is easy since alpacas deposit droppings in only a few places in the paddock. They require minimal fencing and can be pastured at 5 to 10 per acre.
Alpacas produce one of the world's finest and most luxurious natural fibers.
It is clipped from the animal without causing it injury. Alpaca owners enjoy a strong and active national organization. Members benefit from a ready outlet for their fiber, while the cooperative works to increase awareness of and demand for this every day luxury. Alpacas must be blood typed in order to be registered. Virtually every alpaca in the U.S. is registered.