Re: [Alpacasite] Re:What becomes of an alpaca?

Considering that some of our alpacas are getting up into the 20-plus range
when they slip this mortal coil, would the pelt of such an animal still be
of the quality needed for a decent high-end product?

Cindy Aldrich
Shepherd's Purse Alpacas
Mount airy, Maryland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barrie Hanslip" <bhanslip@shaw.ca>
To: <Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Alpacasite] Re:What becomes of an alpaca?

> This IS a delicate question at present, but I do believe that meat and
pelts
> are definitely in the future.............and should be.
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> Barrie Hanslip
> Sooke, BC
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cathy Stephenson" <midnightfire@chestertel.com>
> To: <Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Alpacasite] Re: Llama in car...
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> > Your last paragraph is of interest to me about sheep. You have a use for
> > the
> > end product in the way of pelts and meat. What becomes of an alpaca? I
> > have tried to ask this question delicately and have not got the answer I
> > have been looking for except " thats why there are so many geldings in
> > rescue" Where are we going with these animals? I am new and maybe this
> > is
> > a really dumb as well as delicate question. Cathy
> > StephenOakes Farms
> > Chester, SC
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