[AlpacaTalk] Re: [Alpaca meat
Just a little clarification on alpaca meat in Peru and other south
american countries that raise these critters. It just isn't ANY
alpaca that gets eaten. Their fiber is as valued there, maybe even
more so than it is here. It is the older alpaca or the alpaca who
has not met the criteria for being a fiber animal that gets eaten
first. You won't see many appaloosa alpacas in SA, and they may not
be older, but the solid fiber animals, the ones that continually
produce the best offspring and the best and largest amount of fiber
won't be seeing the dinner table any time soon. Guinea pig is more
of a main stay than the fiber alpaca.
Mary Meacher
Walnut Valley Alpacas
--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
>
> Just to add my two cents to the discussion, we also raise meat
goats here on the farm. We know, someday the cute kid who runs and
bounces through the pasture may at some point someones meal
someday. Livestock seams to run full circle this way. Fact of
life. What is amazing though, is that in the country they come
from, they are eaten, and in this country, they are worth thousands
of dollars. Seems kinds silly when you really sit and think about
it. LOL... Can see the conversation over the dinner table
now..."This main course cost us about $500.00"... Just kidding...:-
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> Steve
> Simple CriaTions Alpaca Ranch
>
> On Oct 31, 2008, at 1:48 PM, "Don Stanwyck" <don@...> wrote:
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> Linda:
>
> Why do you think that people who humanely slaughter their alpacas
for meat
> are evil? This is the normal end of all alpacas in South America
and, by
> many estimates, the expected result in the very near future in
this country.
> While we have not yet slaughtered any of ours for meat, I have to
admit that
> the day may come when we decide to make the same decision.
>
> Alpacas are livestock raised for fleece, pelt, and meat. If you
choose not
> to participate in some parts of this livestock business, please
don't
> condemn those who choose to make full use of their alpacas.
That's like
> saying a cow is only good for milk (have you ever asked what
happens to
> little boy dairy cows?). Some day that person you are condemning
for
> choosing to eat their alpacas might be me. I know a lot of llama
farmers
> who routinely fill their freezer from their own herds, and yes, I
know some
> alpaca farmers who do it as well. It is a choice they have the
right to
> make.
>
> Don Stanwyck
>
> Carnation, WA
>
> From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
[mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
> Behalf Of gogolfarm
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 7:56 AM
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
> Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Alpaca meat
>
> A farm in IL was given an alpaca. This animal was slaughtered, and
> ended up in their freezer. Be VERY careful in dealing with North
of the
> Rock Alpacas. Linda
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