Unregistered Alpaca in the UK – Caveat Emptor

We have been breeding since 2007 and provide ongoing support to all our Clients whenever they want or need it. Not all take this up because many purchasers have livestock experience and/or do Husbandry courses with us prior to purchase but we are always at the end of the phone if necessary.. or to visit wherever possible.

All of our Alpaca are British Alpaca Society Registered for a reason – traceability, genetics, bloodlines and more importantly understanding how to avoid line breeding which causes genetic defects.

I am on a bit of a rant I suppose today because all too often I am seeing folk on Facebook seeking generic assistance because they bought “cheap ” and got what they literally paid for!

Registered Alpaca are registered with the Society for a reason, Alpaca breeders are registered with the Society for a reason – it costs us (the breeders) but it should save you (the clients) the later heartache when you find out the truth:

folk purchasing unregistered Alpaca cheaply buy from breeders who are unlikely/cannot provide you with genetic history, fibre history, colour history or conformation or temperament history..

folk purchasing Alpaca cheaply buy from breeders who are unlikely to be able to give you the breeding history of the Alpaca (males and females) and/or their  genetic history, fibre history, colour history or conformation or temperament history .. AND

those breeders are unlikely to give you the support you will need with your new purchases because they either do not have the experience to do so or simply sell their unregistered cheap Alpaca for a quick sale without the hassle of ongoing support.

Buying unregistered Alpaca is a bit like buying an air ticket to an unknown destination and hoping that when you arrive you have the right innoculations, right passport, can drive in that country and may or may not be able to find a hotel at all or one safe to stay in.

There are literally thousands of Alpaca in the UK today unregistered and there is NO traceability for these now and in the future – all too often they end up being neglected and abused because their purchasers lose interest without a dedicated breeder behind them to support them – buy with confidence from a breeder who registers their Alpaca and is a member of the British Alpaca Society and be confident that person cares about where their livestock is going if not.. Caveat Emptor .

you will get what you pay for.. literally