Every action has a reaction and that reaction may adversely affect the entire llama community. The next issue has brought up a lot of unanswered questions. It involves those breeders that have stock that have known hereditary defects and yet continue to propagate these defects. Those that know about these llamas and their defects are intimidated by threats of law suits by the breeders. It is time these breeders take personal responsibility if only for the well-being of llamas.
People tend to fear the unknown.
The fact that some breeders do not provide full disclosure on llamas they sell, causes fear. Llamas are an investment. My personal opinion, and this is my opinion page, is these animals should be taken out of the gene pool. Sure, they will no longer make those mega stud fees, or rake in the dollars for the crias they sire and deliver, but llamas do have other uses. It is high time this issue is brought out of the closet.